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Mourners flooded the Iranian city of Ahvaz, weeping and beating their chests in homage to top general Qasem Soleimani who was killed in a US strike in Baghdad

A tide of mourners flooded the Iranian city of Ahvaz Sunday, weeping and beating their chests in homage to top general Qasem Soleimani who was killed in a US strike in Baghdad.

Mr Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike Friday near Baghdad airport, shocking the Islamic republic. He was 62.The attack was ordered by President Donald Trump, who said the Quds commander had been planning an"imminent" attack on US diplomats and American forces in Iraq. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed"severe revenge" and declared three days of mourning.But Mr Trump warned late Saturday that America was targeting 52 sites"important to Iran & Iranian culture" and would hit them"very fast and very hard" if the country attacks American personnel or assets.

For Iran's army chief, the threat was an attempt to distract the world from Mr Soleimani's"unjustifiable" assassination. Iran has hit back by reducing its nuclear commitments with a series of steps every 60 days, the most recent deadline passing Saturday.On Sunday, thousands of mourners dressed in black were seen gathered in Ahvaz in a live broadcast on state television.

His remains are then due to be taken to the holy city of Qom for a ceremony at Masumeh shrine, ahead of a funeral Tuesday in his hometown Kerman.In neighbouring Iraq, pro-Iran factions ramped up pressure on US installations with missiles and warnings to Iraq's troops.

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