Wednesday’s attacks killed 84 people and wounded an estimated 280 more.
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The Islamic State took responsibility for two bombings in Iran Wednesday that killed almost 100 people at a ceremony to honor a commander killed by the U.S. in 2020, according to multiple reports Thursday.Key Facts
The Islamic State took credit for the attacks—which it called a “dual martyrdom operation,” according to the New York Times—on its Telegram channels Thursday.
The two bombings occurred in Kerman, Iran, near the gravesite of Qassem Soleimani, a commander who was killed by a U.S. drone attack in 2020, at a ceremony that was commemorating the fourth anniversary of his death.
