Blasts at event in Iran marking anniversary of IRGC commander Suleimani’s death - in pictures

  • Families of victims of the explosions wait outside the hospital in Kerman. AP
    Families of victims of the explosions wait outside the hospital in Kerman. AP
  • Medical staff attend to those injured in the blast as they arrive at Kerman hospital. AP
    Medical staff attend to those injured in the blast as they arrive at Kerman hospital. AP
  • People gather after the explosion in Kerman after an event to mark the fourth anniversary of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander's death. AP
    People gather after the explosion in Kerman after an event to mark the fourth anniversary of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander's death. AP
  • A man carries the body of a victim following the two explosions. AP
    A man carries the body of a victim following the two explosions. AP
  • Emergency services arrive at the site where two explosions struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Iranian military leader Maj Gen Qassem Suleimani in Kerman, Iran. AFP
    Emergency services arrive at the site where two explosions struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Iranian military leader Maj Gen Qassem Suleimani in Kerman, Iran. AFP
  • The blasts, which state TV called a 'terrorist attack', struck near Saheb Al Zaman Mosque in Kerman, Maj Gen Suleimani's hometown, where he is buried, as supporters gathered to mark his death in a US drone strike just outside Baghdad airport. AFP
    The blasts, which state TV called a 'terrorist attack', struck near Saheb Al Zaman Mosque in Kerman, Maj Gen Suleimani's hometown, where he is buried, as supporters gathered to mark his death in a US drone strike just outside Baghdad airport. AFP
  • Chaos at the scene of the explosions in Kerman. AFP
    Chaos at the scene of the explosions in Kerman. AFP
  • Ambulances ferry the injured to nearby hospitals. AFP
    Ambulances ferry the injured to nearby hospitals. AFP
  • Tensions were already running high in the Middle East after the Hamas deputy leader was killed in a drone strike in Beirut and amid the continuing Israel-Gaza war. AFP
    Tensions were already running high in the Middle East after the Hamas deputy leader was killed in a drone strike in Beirut and amid the continuing Israel-Gaza war. AFP
  • Several people were injured in a stampede after the explosions. AP
    Several people were injured in a stampede after the explosions. AP