Statue Of Iranian Commander Soleimani Killed By A US Drone Strike Is Torched Hours After Being Unveiled
* Qassem Soleimani statue torched hours after it was unveiled in Shahrekord, Iran
* Commander was assassinated in US drone strike in Baghdad on January 3, 2020
* The statue was erected to mark two years since the Iranian commander's death
* Iran state media reported the statue torched by 'unknown individuals' in evening
A statue of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani has been torched hours after it was unveiled by officials to mark the second anniversary of his assassination.
Soleimani, who headed the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was killed on January 3, 2020 in Iraq in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport along with his Iraqi lieutenant and others.
On Wednesday morning, a statue to honour him was unveiled in Hazrat Qamarbani Hashem Square in the southwestern Iranian city of Shahrekord.
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Update #1: Statue of slain commander Soleimani torched in Iran hours after unveiling (Times of Israel/AFP)
Update #2: Statue Of Iranian Commander Soleimani Torched Hours After Being Unveiled (RFE)
WNU Editor: Another sign on how much the leadership in Iran is hated.
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