Deadly stampede as Iran vows revenge on US

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Phil Stewart
Updated January 8 2020 - 10:48am, first published 10:45am
A stampede at the funeral of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani has killed 56 people.
A stampede at the funeral of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani has killed 56 people.

At least 56 people have died in a stampede in Iran as tens of thousands of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a military commander whose killing has plunged the Middle East into a new crisis and sparked fears of a wider war.

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