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Thousands mourn Qassem Soleimani as Iranian commander's body is returned home
His death on Friday has sent tensions soaring between Iran and the US in the Middle East
January 5, 2020 13:31
His death on Friday has sent tensions soaring between Iran and the US in the Middle East
January 5, 2020 13:31Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in two major Iranian cities to mourn Qassem Soleimani, the Quds force general killed in a US drone strike.
The grand funeral procession comes amid soaring tensions with the United States after Friday morning's attack.
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised a "harsh revenge" for the killing, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten a strike on 52 sites in Iran if it retaliates by attacking US citizens.
Thousands mourned the 62-year-old in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, where he was targeted, before Soleimani's body and those of other Quds figures killed was flown to the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz.
