the ongoing disputes. and the darts a 16 year old is the world championship final right now. can he go all the way? we should know in the hours ahead. welcome to the programme. we start with the events and ironic that took place this afternoon uk time. 100 people killed, two explosions, 100 people killed, two 2 bags of explosives detonated by remote control. this picture shortly afterwards. all this during ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasam soleimani. he was a top commander in the revolutionary guards a branch of the iranian armed forces. soleimani was killed in 2020 in us air strike in iraq. let s ta ke let s take a look at where they were in the southeast of iran, next to the grave. qasem soleimani. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. the first bomb was fired by a second more deadly explosion. it comes four years to the day since he was killed himself. in an american drone attacks all on a visit to iraq. the general was a huge field gear
in two explosions in south eastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. bbc persian s parham gobadi gave me further details of the blast. as you mentioned, this is one of the deadliest attacks in iran in the past a0 years. it has been unprecedented, the number of the death toll is rising every every few minutes, so far. they say that some of those who were injured are in critical conditions and we know at least one medic was among the casualties who was killed, two others, at least, are in critical conditions. they say that after the first explosion took place, the second, when
more than 100 people have been killed and scores of others injured in two explosions in south eastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. bbc persian s parham gobadi earlier told me further details of the blast. as you mentioned, this is one of the deadliest attacks in iran in the past a0 years. it has been unprecedented, the number of the death toll is rising every every few minutes, so far. they say that some of those who were injured are in critical conditions and we know at least one medic was among the casualties who was killed, two others, at least, are in critical condit
we ll ask who could be behind it. also coming up. the un secutiry council is due to be talking about the attacks on ships in the red sea. we ll cross to that live in new york. in lebanon a warning from the head of he says the killing of a hamas leader in lebanon will not go unpunished. in england junior doctors have started their longest ever strike. we ll ask a doctor what could end the ongoing disputes. and the darts a 16 year old is in the world championship final right now. can he go all the way? we should know in the hours ahead. irran 100 people killed, two explosions. two bags of explosives detonated by remote control. this picture shortly afterwards. this happened during ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasam soleimani.he was a top commander in the revolutionary guards a branch of the iranian armed forces. soleimani was killed in 2020. in a us air strike in iraq. let s ta ke let s take a look where these explosions happen. southeast of the
killed and scores more injured in two explosions in southeastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. caroline hawley reports. the roads leading to the cemetery were packed with people who had gone to qasem soleimani. officials say the bombs had been planted in bags and were apparently set off by remote control. whoever did this was clearly aiming to cause mass casualties. the iranian red crescent said their efforts to evacuate the injured were complicated by the size of the crowds. and the first bomb was followed swiftly by a second, more deadly explosion. it comes four years t