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Iranians mass for funeral in hometown of general killed by US

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AFP Kerman (Iran)

Iranians gathered in Kerman for the burial Tuesday of top general Qasem Soleimani in the final stage of funeral processions after he was killed in a US strike in Iraq.

The massive number of mourners in the hometown of the slain commander of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign arm appeared to match the huge turnout seen in the cities of Tehran, Qom, Mashhad and Ahvaz.

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First Published: Jan 07 2020 | 10:45 AM IST

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