Iran suicide blasts leaves 39 dead; Deputy Interior Minister claims US involvement
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Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar told state television that the attackers had links to neighbouring Pakistan and that an investigation was underway.
"A group of terrorists who were trained in Pakistan carried out the bombings...we have informed Pakistani officials as well," he said.
Jundollah meanwhile said the attack was in retaliation for the execution of its leader Abdolmalek Rigi.
"This operation was in revenge for the execution of the leader of the movement Abdolmalek and other martyrs of Jundollah who were savagely hanged," the group said on its website.
It carried the names and photographs of two young men identified as the suicide bombers and said they targeted the "regime's mercenaries and Revolutionary Guards."
U.S. President Barack Obama, who has sought to engage diplomatically with Iran while pushing through tougher sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme, condemned what he said was a "disgraceful and cowardly act."
"The murder of innocent civilians in their place of worship during Ashura is a despicable offence, and those who carried it out must be held accountable," he said in a statement.
"A group of terrorists who were trained in Pakistan carried out the bombings...we have informed Pakistani officials as well," he said.
Jundollah meanwhile said the attack was in retaliation for the execution of its leader Abdolmalek Rigi.
"This operation was in revenge for the execution of the leader of the movement Abdolmalek and other martyrs of Jundollah who were savagely hanged," the group said on its website.
It carried the names and photographs of two young men identified as the suicide bombers and said they targeted the "regime's mercenaries and Revolutionary Guards."
U.S. President Barack Obama, who has sought to engage diplomatically with Iran while pushing through tougher sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme, condemned what he said was a "disgraceful and cowardly act."
"The murder of innocent civilians in their place of worship during Ashura is a despicable offence, and those who carried it out must be held accountable," he said in a statement.
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'US spy service behind Iran attack'
"The equipment and backup of the terrorists behind the attack indicate that these individuals were supported by advanced regional and US intelligence services," IRNA quoted Abdollahi as saying on Wednesday.
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