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Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack at memorial in Iran

ISIS media wing Al-Furqan on Thursday issued a statement claiming responsibility for deadly dual bombings in Kerman, southern Iran. The explosions at the ceremony in southeastern Iran on Wednesday left dozens dead and scores injured.

In the statement, titled "And Kill Them Wherever you Find Them," they said that two brothers, who they named, set off towards a gathering of "polytheists" near the grave of their "dead leader" Qasem Soleimani, and detonated their explosive vests amid the gathering.

The statement also warned who they dubbed the "polytheists" that the "mujahideen are lying in wait for them and their projects." Islamic State considers the Shia branch of Islam to be heretical and has targeted shrines and religious sites in Iran previously.

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