Iran blasts: At least 73 killed
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Hundreds of people were walking near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US. Also: Tensions rise in Lebanon following the killing of a deputy leader of Hamas, and why humans may be more attuned to the emotions of chickens than was ever thought.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.0 | I'm Nigel Adelie and at 1400 GMT on Wednesday the 3rd of January, |
| 0:12.0 | these are our main stories. |
| 0:14.0 | Iranian media say explosions have killed at least 70 people at an event commemorating a top military |
| 0:20.5 | commander. |
| 0:21.5 | Tensions rise in Lebanon following the assassination of a deputy leader of Hamas. |
| 0:27.3 | Japan's government sends in 2,000 soldiers to help rescue survivors of Monday's earthquake and accusations of COVID corruption in |
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| 0:46.9 | that might indicate the use of teeth as tools, maybe for textile work, leather work, basketry. |
| 0:54.0 | The newly found medieval skeletons that are bringing up as many questions as answers for scientists. |
| 1:00.0 | We begin in Iran where state media say at least 70 people have been killed in what |
| 1:10.4 | the authorities are calling a terrorist attack. |
| 1:13.5 | It happened in the city of Kermann, during a ceremony marking four years |
| 1:18.0 | since Iran's most powerful military commander, |
| 1:20.8 | Kasam Salimani was killed by a US drone strike. |
| 1:24.6 | Paham Gabadi from BBC Persian told us more about what's being reported. |
| 1:29.2 | The two explosions took place and they were less than a kilometer away from Kossam Soleimani's |
| 1:36.0 | where he's buried from his grave. |
| 1:39.0 | So the footage that I was checking right now, |
| 1:42.0 | you see a lot of people who were |
| 1:43.1 | wounded who were bleeding eight services were coming but because it was |
| 1:46.3 | crowded they were saying they had difficulty reaching the people and they have |
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