TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Explosive devices and
arsenals used in a terrorist attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan
on Wednesday came from the United States, the semi-official Fars news agency
reported on Saturday.
Relevant documents, photographs and film footage,
which show that the explosives and arsenals used in the attack were American,
would soon be made public, an "informed source" was quoted as saying.
The source further pointed out that Jundallah, a
shadowy Sunni militant group, had several plots for assassinating Sunni and
tribal leaders to sow discord and foment conflicts between the Shiite and Sunni
citizens in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
On Wednesday morning, an explosive-laden car exploded
in Zahedan as a bus, belonging to ground forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Corps, passed by, killing at least 11 people and injuring 31 others.
Jundallah has reportedly claimed responsibility for
the Wednesday attack. Iran has blamed the group for past killings in the area
bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan.
So far a total of 65 suspects in addition to the
three people responsible for the bomb attack have been arrested, the official
IRNA news agency reported Thursday, quoting Brigadier General Mohammad Gaffari,
a senior police officer in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
Jundallah also claimed responsibility for a second
bombing on Friday in Zahedan, which caused no casualties.
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Report: Security restored in Zahedan
after 2nd bombing
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Local police have
restored full security in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan where a
second bomb exploded Friday night, the official IRNA news agency reported on
Saturday.
Friday's bombing, which caused no casualties, came
after another explosion earlier this week in the same city that had killed 11
people.
Bomb explodes in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- A bomb exploded in
southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Friday, in the same city where another
explosion earlier this week had killed 11 people, the official IRNA news agency
reported.
"The sound of a bomb explosion was heard minutes ago
in one of the streets in Zahedan," IRNA said without giving further details.
Iran arrests more suspects for bomb
attack in Zahedan
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- More suspects have been
arrested over the deadly bomb attack against members of the Revolutionary Guards
in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan, the official IRNA news agency reported
on Thursday.
"Some key members linked with the Jundallah terrorist
group were arrested last night," said Brigardier General Mohammad Gaffari, a
senior police official in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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Iranians gather to see the destroyed bus
in Zahedan. Eighteen people were killed on Wednesday in a car bomb
explosion in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan, the official IRNA news
agency reported.(Xinhua Photo)
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