Terrorist group Islamic State (EI) today claimed responsibility for the double suicide bombing which on Wednesday left at least In the city of Kerman, 84 people died.in southern Iran, during the celebration of the fourth anniversary of the assassination of the Iranian commander. Qassem Soleimani in hand USA.

This is stated in a statement by the terrorist group released through its media channels. Telegram that two of its members “went to a large gathering” near Soleimani’s grave in Kerman and “They detonated their explosive belts.”According to Iranian authorities, 84 people were killed and more than 200 injured.

Islamic State identified two suicide bombers as Omar al-Mowhid And Sayfalah al-Mujahidwho carried out the attack so that the polytheists would know that the jihadists are behind you and his projects,” the message says.

The attack left others 284 woundedof which 220 remain in hospitalAccording to Iranian authorities, who have already noted that the attacks were “suicidal”.

The terrorist attack occurred when thousands of people took part in the protest. memory of Soleimani’s deathkilled in Baghdad in 2020 on the orders of then US President, Donald Trump.

Faced with one of the deadliest attacks in Iran in decades, Islamic Republic authorities have assured that those “perpetrators” of the attack They will be detained by security and intelligence forces. and that those who support them “They will fear the wrath of the Iranian people”.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for several attacks on Iranian soil in the past, the most recent of which, which preceded the Kerman attack, was an act of terrorism. attack on the mausoleum from the southern city of Shiraz, where In October 2022, 15 people died..

(EFE)