Girl in the pink jacket

Summary

Reyhaneh Soltaninejad, nicknamed the girl in the pink jacket, or the girl with a pink jacket and heart earrings, was a one-and-a-half-year-old girl who became a symbol of the 2024 terrorist attacks in Kerman, Iran, which was carried out by the Islamic State. Identified by her distinctive pink jacket and heart-shaped earrings, she was killed along with her mother, Fatemeh Soltaninejad, her brother Mohammad Amin, and five other family members. According to the Tehran Times, after the incident, a picture circulated on the internet showing a brief text inscribed on a small body bag: "Body parts, girl in pink jacket, heart-shaped earrings, probably 2 years old." An emergency worker had hastily written these words to help identify the victim amid the incident.