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Official: Main culprit behind Zahedan blast killed |
2007-02-17 |
Governor of Zahedan Hassan-Ali Nouri said that the main culprit behind terrorist act was killed instantly on the scene of the incident, IRNA reported. Speaking to IRNA, he said the main culprit was among notorious bandits causing insecurity in the region. He was killed by security forces during a hit and run operation. At least 11 people have been martyred and over 30 others injured in the terrorist bombing of a bus in Zahedan, capital of this southeastern province, Wednesday morning. Terrorist attack was perpetrated by "saboteurs" who detonated a car bomb near a bus belonging to Zahedan's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC). The bomb was placed in a car parked on the side of a road. Armed men in two motorcycles opened fire on the moving IRGC bus as it approached the car and set off the bomb, according to an eyewitness. The bus was used to transport IRGC staff. |
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