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| Eighteen people have been killed in a bomb blast near a bus in the south- eastern Iranian city of Zahedan, the official Irna news agency has reported. | Eighteen people have been killed in a bomb blast near a bus in the south- eastern Iranian city of Zahedan, the official Irna news agency has reported. |
| The bomb, hidden in a car, killed members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the agency said, although it is unclear if all the dead belonged to the guard. | |
| Qassim Rezai, a military commander, described the act as "terrorism" and blamed "rebels" for the attack. | Qassim Rezai, a military commander, described the act as "terrorism" and blamed "rebels" for the attack. |
| Reports say suspects behind the bombing have been arrested. | Reports say suspects behind the bombing have been arrested. |
| The car apparently broke down, forcing the bus to stop. Its occupants left the scene after being picked up on motorcycles. | The car apparently broke down, forcing the bus to stop. Its occupants left the scene after being picked up on motorcycles. |
| "In this thoughtless operation, 18 citizens of Zahedan were martyred. The bandits and the agents of insecurity in this criminal act put a bomb near the bus and martyred these people," Mr Rezai said. | "In this thoughtless operation, 18 citizens of Zahedan were martyred. The bandits and the agents of insecurity in this criminal act put a bomb near the bus and martyred these people," Mr Rezai said. |
| Zahedan lies in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan. | Zahedan lies in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
| It has been hit by a string of attacks and kidnappings blamed on a hardline Sunni group called Jundallah (Allah's Brigade). | It has been hit by a string of attacks and kidnappings blamed on a hardline Sunni group called Jundallah (Allah's Brigade). |
| Iranian officials have accused Britain and the United States of supporting ethnic minority rebels operating in the Islamic republic's sensitive border areas. | Iranian officials have accused Britain and the United States of supporting ethnic minority rebels operating in the Islamic republic's sensitive border areas. |