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Tensions high in Iran as bombing victims remembered

Iran is holding a day of mourning for the nearly 100 victims of the bombing of a memorial event in Kerman this week.

Two explosions at a memorial event for an Iranian military commander have killed 95 people - Iran's supreme leader has promised a harsh response to the explosions at a cemetery in the city of Kerman.

In Lebanon the leader of Hezbollah has also vowed action following Tuesday's attack which killed a senior figure in the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

And we hear from Japan where the death toll from the earthquake has now passed 70.

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  • Thu 4 Jan 202405:06GMT