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Iran holds funeral for assassinated general Soleimani

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Our main story -- the body of General Soleimani has arrived in Iran ahead of burial ceremonies on Tuesday. Soleimani's remains were flown to the city of Ahvaz where a three-day funeral procession is starting.

And officials in Libya say at least 28 people have been killed and others wounded in an air strike at a military school in the capital, Tripoli.

(Photo: Soleimani was seen as the second most powerful figure in Iran. Credit: Getty Images)

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Sun 5 Jan 202007:00GMT

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  • Sun 5 Jan 202007:00GMT