Women gathered in a small Iranian town for a wedding. Then deadly strikes hit
- A wedding celebration in Kuhestak, a small town in southern Iran, was struck by American bombardment on Tuesday evening, killing five people.
- The victims included a 4-year-old boy, a 16-year-old, and two women; another woman died Thursday at a hospital from injuries sustained in the blasts.
- More than 60 people were wounded in the strikes, with the town displaying large posters of four of the deceased at its entrance.
- An AP team visited the town on Friday to document the aftermath, finding densely built neighborhoods with houses and unpaved alleys damaged by the strikes.
Women and children had gathered at a house and yard in Kuhestak, a small town in southern Iran, awaiting the arrival of the bride and groom to begin a wedding celebration when an explosion turned the scene into carnage. The town was struck by a barrage of American bombardment on Tuesday evening, killing five people and wounding more than 60 others.
The victims included a 4-year-old boy, a 16-year-old, and two women, whose large posters were displayed at lampposts at the town's entrance. Another woman injured in the blasts died Thursday at a hospital. The town of Kuhestak, located on the coast overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, continues to reel from the strikes.
On Friday, an Associated Press team made a rare visit to the town to document the aftermath, finding a densely built neighborhood with houses and unpaved alleys bearing the marks of the bombardment.
伊朗小镇妇女聚集参加婚礼 随后遭致命空袭
伊朗南部小镇库赫萨塔克的一所房屋和院子里聚集了妇女和儿童,等待新郎新娘到来开始婚礼庆典,突然发生的爆炸将现场变成了一片狼藉。该镇在周二晚间遭到美国轰炸,造成5人死亡,60多人受伤。
死者包括一名4岁男童、一名16岁少年和两名妇女,他们的大型海报被张贴在镇入口处的灯柱上。另一名在空袭中受伤的妇女于周四在医院身亡。位于霍尔木兹海峡沿岸的库赫萨塔克镇仍在承受这次轰炸的影响。
美联社记者团队于周五罕见地访问了该镇,记录灾后情况,发现这个密集的住宅区及其未铺装的小巷都留下了轰炸的痕迹。