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Soleimani assassination: Mourners flood the streets as the body returns to Iran

06.01.20 11:20


Thousands of mourners swept into the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday morning to receive the remains of Qasem Soleimani, the general killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad last week.

 

The mourners beat their chests and chanted "death to America".

 

Soleimani was the architect of Iran's sphere of influence across the Middle East and he was considered to be the country's second most powerful man.

 

His assassination marked a significant escalation between Iran and the US.

 

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, who had a close personal relationship with Soleimani, warned of "severe revenge" for the attack, and analysts said Iran might pursue cyberattacks against the US or traditional attacks on US targets or interests in the Middle East.

 

 

 

source: IPN

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