At least 70 people are dead following multiple explosions at a cemetery in the city of Kerman, Iran. 

The two explosions happened today at a ceremony held to mark the assassination of Iran's top commander, Qassem Soleimani, in 2020. 

Hundreds of people were at the graveyard for the ceremony that has resulted in the death of at least 70 people. 

At least 170 people are also injured, according to state media. 

Nournews reported "several gas canisters exploded on the road leading to the cemetery". 

An Iranian official described the explosions as "terrorist attacks" without elaborating on who could be behind them. 

Mr Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in 2020 during a visit to Iraq to meet the Prime Minister at the time.