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At least 100 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US, Iran's state media report.
State broadcaster Irib said another 171 people were wounded when the blasts hit a procession in the southern city of Kerman. A video circulated online appeared to show several bodies on a road. We'll get the latest.
Also in the programme: Hamas tells us that there will be consequences after the killing of one of its leaders in Lebanon - Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvementl and as a teenage sensation blazes his way through to the final of the World Darts Championship, what does the success of the sport tell us about modern Britain?
(File photo of an Iranian holding a picture of late General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, as people gather to mourn him in Tehran, Iran on 4 January 2020. Credit: Nazanin Tabatabaee/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
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At least 100 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US, Iran's state media report.
State broadcaster Irib said another 171 people were wounded when the blasts hit a procession in the southern city of Kerman. A video circulated online appeared to show several bodies on a road. We'll get the latest.
Also in the programme: Hamas tells us that there will be consequences after the killing of one of its leaders in Lebanon - Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvementl and as a teenage sensation blazes his way through to the final of the World Darts Championship, what does the success of the sport tell us about modern Britain?
(File photo of an Iranian holding a picture of late General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, as people gather to mourn him in Tehran, Iran on 4 January 2020. Credit: Nazanin Tabatabaee/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

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