Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 07:33 GMT Iranian bombing kills 18 people Eighteen people have been killed in a bomb blast near a bus in the south- eastern Iranian city of Zahedan, the official Irna news agency has reported. The bomb, hidden in a car, killed members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the agency said, although it is unclear if all the dead belonged to the guard. Qassim Rezai, a military commander, described the act as " terrorism " and blamed " rebels " for the attack. Reports say suspects behind the bombing have been arrested. The car apparently broke down, forcing the bus to stop. Its occupants left the scene after being picked up on motorcycles. " In this thoughtless operation, 18 citizens of Zahedan were martyred. The bandits and the agents of insecurity in this criminal act put a bomb near the bus and martyred these people, " Mr Rezai said. Zahedan lies in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan. It has been hit by a string of attacks and kidnappings blamed on a hardline Sunni group called Jundallah (Allah's Brigade). Iranian officials have accused Britain and the United States of supporting ethnic minority rebels operating in the Islamic republic's sensitive border areas. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6359971.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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