Sunni group claims suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Iran as toll rises to 27

[Turborama]

Source: Canadian Press

TEHRAN, Iran — A Sunni insurgent group said it carried out a double suicide bombing against a Shiite mosque in southeast Iran to avenge the execution of its leader, as Iranian authorities Friday said the death toll rose to 27 people, including members of the elite Revolutionary Guard.

The blast was the latest by the group Jundallah, which has repeatedly succeeded in carrying out deadly strikes on the Guard, the country's most powerful military force — including an October suicide bombing that killed more than 40 people. It was a sign that the group is still able to carry out devastating attacks even after Iran hanged its leader Abdulmalik Rigi and his brother earlier this year.

Shiite worshippers were attending ceremonies marking the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, when the first blast went off outside the mosque in the provincial capital Zahedan. As people rushed to help, the second explosion detonated. The technique is often used by Sunni militants in Iraq to maximize casualties.

Members of the Guard were among the worshippers, particularly because the ceremonies coincided with Iran's official Revolutionary Guard Day. The deputy interior minister, Ali Abdollahi, told the Fars news agency Thursday that several Guard members were among the dead.

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[SkyDaddy7]

1. Does anyone like the Revolutionary Guard?

[dipsydoodle]

2. I don't think that's really the point.

Deaths in number don't deserve sarcasm..

[McCamy Taylor]

3. Did you crack ugly American jokes after 9-11? How did that go over at the office?

[Bragi]

4. CIA-funded Sunni suicide bombers

I mean, what could possibly go wrong with that.

[cowman]

5. I take it you have proof of your claim?

You don't do you? Unless you have proof, don't make shit up.

[yava]

8. There is some evidence...

The leader Rigi was snatched in the air on a flight from the UAE to Tagikistan air base and he talked.

[Turborama]

9. Link please

But not one from Press TV.

Thanks in advance...

[Turborama]

6. Mahmoud? Is that you?

Iran Blames US for Deadly Mosque Bombing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5AW6RMSm2Y

[Turborama]

7. WP: Iran attempts to link U.S. to double suicide bombing that killed 28

By Thomas Erdbrink
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, July 17, 2010

TEHRAN -- The double suicide bombing that killed at least 28 people in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan on Thursday was "in line with United States policies against the Islamic republic," state-run radio said Friday.

The Sunni rebel group Jundallah, which Iranian officials have said has links to the United States, asserted responsibility for the attack Thursday. Jundallah described it as retaliation for Iran's execution in June of the group's leader, Abdul Malik Rigi.

State radio is taking the lead in an apparent attempt by the government to hold the United States at least partly responsible for the bombing. Iran has long accused Washington of supporting separatist groups active in the country's western and eastern border areas, although without providing conclusive evidence.

"America aims to support those grouplets who are able to carry out terrorist operations in Iran," the main news program said. "The terrorists were . . . equipped and trained by a foreign intelligence organization to slaughter people."

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071600988.html?hpid=topnews