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| Iran: Militants claim responsibility for suicide attack | |
| 2008-12-29 | |
The Sunni militant group, Jundallah, has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that targeted the elite Revolutionary Guards in Iran on Sunday.
Jundallah, or Soldiers of God, is also known as the Iranian People's Resistance Movement. It is an insurgent Sunni Islamic organisation based in Balochistan fighting for what it claims are the rights of Sunni Muslims in Iran. The group has been blamed for various offences and kidnappings in southeastern Iran on the border of Pakistan. Last week, The Tehran Times newspaper cited the city's deputy police chief Ahmad Reza Radan who claimed police had delivered a "deadly blow" against the militant group led by Abdolmalek Rigi. He said during three operations police had killed Abdolmalek's brother and his deputy as well as 19 others. Jundullah is reported to have killed 16 police officers they kidnapped in Iran in June. | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 God, I love it when they fight each other! |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-12-29 17:20 |