Explosions at an event honouring a prominent Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike in 2020 have killed at least 73 people and wounded more than 170 others, state-run media in Iran reported Wednesday.
A senior official called the blasts a “terroristic” attack, without elaborating on who could be behind them amid wider tensions in the Mideast over Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. No group immediately claimed responsibility.
Iranian state television quoted Babak Yektaparast, a spokesperson for the country’s emergency services, for the casualty figure.
The blasts struck an event marking the fourth anniversary of the killing of Gen. Qassem
