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#WWIII tops Twitter trends after US killing of Iranian general

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/01/04/twitter-trends-wwiii.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - The new year is only a few days old and Twitterverse has seemed to have already turned ominous.Fears of a third world war flared up on Friday in the wake of the United States&#x27; killing of a top Iranian commander in Baghdad, Iraq, with the hashtag #WWIII (World War 3) topping global Twitter trends with more than 2 million tweets.The death of Qasem Soleimani, considered one of Iran&#x27;s most powerful figures, stoked fears of another global conflict after Tehran leaders threatened to retaliate against the US.Soleimani, head of Iran&#x27;s Revolutionary Guard Corps&#x27; foreign operations arm, was killed in a drone strike while on board a vehicle en route to Baghdad&#x27;s international airport.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/03/20/top-iran-commander-dep-head-of-iraqi-military-force-killed-in-airport-attack-state-tv">Iran vows revenge after US kills top general in Baghdad strike</a></li></ul>News of the incident triggered a flurry of reactions from Twitter users, with many suggesting that World War 3 is imminent.&quot;Making jokes and fun of a possible war with Iran or getting into World War 3 is not funny. Many of you have not lived in a war torn place... wars are ugly, scary and sad. Innocent people and soldiers die in wars,&quot; one Twitter user wrote.Others took a humorous approach in reacting to the news, sharing memes and GIFs.Some went after US President Donald Trump, who Pentagon said ordered the mission against Soleimani.&quot;What the wholehearted heavenly f*** is wrong with you? You&#x27;re mad because you&#x27;re getting impeached for all the stupid s*** you did so you decide to start World War 3?&quot; read one tweet, in reference to <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/19/19/trump-impeachment-sets-stage-for-trial-in-senate" target="_blank">impeachment proceedings</a> against the US leader.Soleimani had been planning an &quot;imminent&quot; attack &quot;that would have put dozens if not hundreds of American lives at risk,&quot; a US official had said.

2020 is only a few days old and the Twitterverse has already turned ominous.