At least 56 people were crushed to death when a stampede broke out at the funeral procession for Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian commander killed in a US drone strike, a state-run broadcaster reports
The latest on the US-Iran crisisState-run Iranian broadcaster IRINN reported 35 men and 21 women died, and another 213 people were injured, at the funeral procession for Qasem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman. Images showed tens of thousands of people pouring into the streets to honor the slain commander, a revered figure in Iran.
" Read MoreUS forces and air defense missile batteries across the Middle East were on high alert overnight Monday to possibly shoot down Iranian drones as intelligence mounted about a threat of an imminent attack against US targets, two US officials told CNN.US officials say the strike against the general was carried out to prevent an"imminent" attack in the region that would have put American lives at risk, but they have declined to provide details about the intelligence.
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