Iran: people wounded in stampede at Soleimani's funeral taken to hospital Iranians wounded in a stampede at the public funeral for top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani are taken to hospital in Kerman, south-east Iran. Dozens of people were crushed to death in the stampede after people turned out en masse for the event in honour of the general, who was assassinated in a US drone strike on Friday. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES