Stampede Kills 56 at Funeral for Iran General Killed in US Airstrike

A stampede erupted at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 32 people and injuring 190 others.
Stampede Kills 56 at Funeral for Iran General Killed in US Airstrike
Iranian people attend a funeral procession and burial for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, at his hometown in Kerman, Iran on Jan. 7, 2020. Mehdi Bolourian/Fars News Agency/WANA/West Asia News Agency via Reuters
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TEHRAN, Iran—A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 56 people and injuring 190 others, state television reported.

According to the report, the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as the procession got underway. Initial videos posted online showed people lying lifeless on a road and others shouting and trying to help them.