Latest updates on Iran general Qasem Soleimani's killing
Authored By rustam
Published: Jan 09, 2020, 06:06 IST | Updated: Jan 09, 2020, 06:06 IST
Soleimani's funeral procession
A three-day national funeral procession was held for the head of Iran's Quds Force commanderQasem Soleimani, marked by hundreds of thousands of mourners who were seen carrying his casket with the slain general's postersacross Iran and Iraq.
- Soleimani was killedin an airstrike authorised by US President Donald Trump.
- Iran appointed General Esmail Ghaani as the head of the elite Quds Force.
- The killing escalated tensions between Iran-US relations.
- Mourners marched chanting "Death of America" and "We will take our revenge" through the streets of Iran and Iraq.
- On January 5, President Trump raised the prospect targettingof 52 Iranian cultural sites.
- PresidentTrump also threatenedsanctions on Iraq after lawmakers calledUS troops to leave the country.
- France, Britain and Germany have called onIran to refrain from violence.
- Iranians and Iraqis detained and refused the re-entry of Americans.
- Soleimani will be buried in his hometown on Tuesday.
- January 6 markedthe second day of Soleimani's national funeral procession.
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Watch:Thousands pay respect to Qasem Soleimani
(With inputs from Reuters and AFP)