TEHRAN: Nine Iranians were killed and dozens wounded Wednesday in a bomb attack on a military parade in the northwestern Kurdish town of Mahabad, Iran’s Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam said.
“The explosion happened in the morning as people were watching the military parade and it left nine dead and dozens wounded, mostly women and children. The explosives were in a bag,” Al-Alam said.
Provincial governor Vahid Jalalzadeh confirmed the casualties to the official IRNA news agency.
“Counter-revolutionaries committed this savage act with the aim of taking revenge on the people of Mahabad” in West Azarbaijan province, he said.
The attack took place as Iran marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, during which army parades were staged across the country.
Western Iran, which has a sizeable Kurdish population, has seen deadly clashes in recent years between the Iranian security forces and Kurdish rebel groups, mainly the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) operating from bases in neighbouring Iraq. -- AFP-NSTnews
“The explosion happened in the morning as people were watching the military parade and it left nine dead and dozens wounded, mostly women and children. The explosives were in a bag,” Al-Alam said.
Provincial governor Vahid Jalalzadeh confirmed the casualties to the official IRNA news agency.
“Counter-revolutionaries committed this savage act with the aim of taking revenge on the people of Mahabad” in West Azarbaijan province, he said.
The attack took place as Iran marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, during which army parades were staged across the country.
Western Iran, which has a sizeable Kurdish population, has seen deadly clashes in recent years between the Iranian security forces and Kurdish rebel groups, mainly the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) operating from bases in neighbouring Iraq. -- AFP-NSTnews
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Simpati dengan rakyat Kurdistan yg tertindas dunia..
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