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Iran accuses West over bombs - World - Times Online
From Associated Press
Iran blamed Britain and the US for two bombings on Tuesday that killed at least nine people and injured forty-six others in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.
State television reported that President Ahmadinejad had ordered an investigation into the possibility that “foreign hands” were responsible. He said: “Traces of the occupiers of Iraq are evident in the Ahvaz events. They should take responsibility in this regard.”
He did not offer evidence to support his assertion. Ahvaz is the capital of Khuzestan, an oil-rich province that borders Iraq. The bombs detonated inside a bank and outside an environmental agency building, the state news agency reported.
Ahvaz has a history of violence involving its Arab minority. Bombings last June and October killed a total of 14 people and, in April, residents rioted for two days over fears that the Government was planning to reduce the number of Arabs in the area.
January 25, 2006 at 09:40 PM in Iran | Permalink | Top of page | Blog Home