"Islamic State Confirms Responsibility for Historic Deadly Attacks in Iran"
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The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, during a memorial procession for the assassinated Iranian military leader Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani. The attack was carried out by two militants with explosive belts at Suleimani's tomb, on the fourth anniversary of his death by a U.S. drone strike. Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, is seen as a sectarian foe by the Sunni Muslim extremist group. The bombings are the latest in a series of attacks by the Islamic State targeting Iran, with the group's Khorasan affiliate suspected to be behind this incident.
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