Iranian state television has reported50 people have been killed and 213 others injured in a stampede at a funeral procession for slain general Qassem Soleimani.
The stampede erupted as tens of thousands of people gathered for the funeral in Kerman, General Soleimani's hometown, on Tuesday.
General Soleimani was the head of the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and had long been seen by Israel and the US as one of the most dangerous and potent figures in the region.
Authorities later delayed General Soleimani's burial, citing concerns about the massive crowd that had gathered, the semi-official ISNA news agency said. It did not say when the burial would take place.
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