In a sad event, at least 103 people were killed and 141 others hurt in a place called Kerman, Iran. This happened because two big blasts happened close to where a active military commander named Qasem Soleimani was buried. Iran official news said that was an attack by a group wanting to cause fear. It reminded people of the fourth day when Soleimani died in a U.S. air strike four years ago. The big bangs happened at a special event for the killed general. This made things even more tense in that region, which is already stretched tight because of the Israel-Hamas fight going on.
The first big burst happened about 2,300 feet from Soleimani’s grave. The second blast then took place not long after, which was 0.6 miles away while people got together by the site for prayer practice on that day. IRINN says the first blast was caused by a bomb inside a suitcase in a Peugeot car. This was done with some kind of remote control.
Blast Times, Iran:
Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi, disclosed that the initial explosion occurred at 3:00 pm. The first big blast happened, and then another worse one came after 20 minutes as people tried to help the hurt ones. There are some changes made but they are small things like changing with “coming in from”. These words still mean similar ideas so they can be changed easily without much trouble or confusion.
Videos put out by Iranian state media showed big groups of people running away from the area after the blasts happened. The video showed blood-covered people being taken away by ambulances. They went through crowds that were worried or upset to get there.
Qasem Soleimani, who once held a lot of power in Iran, led the Quds Force. But U.S.’s government tells people that this force is not good and is actually part of terrorism from other countries. He was vital for Iran’s foreign operations and military plans in Iraq and Syria. Four years back, President Donald Trump gave the order to kill Soleimani in a U.S attack at Baghdad Airport.
The time of the explosions makes a harder problem for an already difficult situation in that area. The fight between Israel and Hamas in a place called Gaza has caused more than 23,000 people to get hurt there. This problem goes beyond only Israel and Gaza, going even towards Iran who supports militias too. A recent big explosion in Beirut that took the life of a high-ranking Hamas leader, some sources think it was Israel’s fault. This has made conflicts more intense across the region.
The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, will talk about what’s happening in his upcoming speech. On the other hand, Iran and those it backs say that Israel planned the killing of an important Iranian commander from Syria.
Israel says that Iran, the capital of Tehran, gives money and weapons to Hamas. The U.S. is tense with Iran gets more serious over time as well. Recent actions done by the US army in places like Iraq, where they were using planes to attack enemy soldiers and sinking boats owned by a group backed by Iran called Houthi rebels, show that US will be involved more and wider in this area.
As we look into the big bangs that happened in Kerman, people all over the world watch carefully and hope for peace. This region has many problems on politics between countries and endless fights. Not knowing who did these attacks makes it harder to understand why and who did them. This sad event still leaves questions that need more information.
