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TEHRAN: The Islamic State militant group said Thursday (Jan 4) that it carried out twin bombings which killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran for slain Revolutionary Guar
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promised a "harsh response" following the deadliest attack in Iran since the 1979 revolution.
IS jihadists claim Iran suicide bombings that killed 84
The Islamic State jihadist group said Thursday that it carried out twin bombings which killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran for slain Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani.The claim from IS came as Iran observed a day of national mourning for those killed in Wednesday's blasts.In a statement on Telegram, IS said two of its members "activated their explosives vests" among the crowds who had come to honour Soleimani on the anniversary of his death in a targeted US drone strike in Baghdad four years ago.