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| Iranian bombing 'kills 11 people' | Iranian bombing 'kills 11 people' |
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| Eleven people have been killed in a bomb blast near a bus in city of Zahedan in south-eastern Iran, the official Irna news agency has reported. | Eleven people have been killed in a bomb blast near a bus in city of Zahedan in south-eastern Iran, the official Irna news agency has reported. |
| The bomb, hidden in a car, targeted members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the agency said, although it is unclear if all the dead belonged to the guard. | The bomb, hidden in a car, targeted 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". | |
| Recent attacks have been blamed on the Sunni Jundallah (Allah's Brigade). | |
| Correspondents say an attack of this size and nature is unprecedented in Iran - hitting an elite force in broad daylight in an open street. | Correspondents say an attack of this size and nature is unprecedented in Iran - hitting an elite force in broad daylight in an open street. |
| Reports say suspects behind the bombing have been arrested. | |
| Remote control | Remote control |
| Zahedan has been the focus of low-level unrest, with several security force members being killed in the last two months. | Zahedan has been the focus of low-level unrest, with several security force members being killed in the last two months. |
| Fars news agency says a small car overtook the bus and then stopped in front of it, the occupants saying it had broken down. | Fars news agency says a small car overtook the bus and then stopped in front of it, the occupants saying it had broken down. |
| They were then picked up by motorcycles and taken away before the bomb planted in the car exploded, apparently triggered by remote control. | They were then picked up by motorcycles and taken away before the bomb planted in the car exploded, apparently triggered by remote control. |
| A precise casualty number has been difficult to establish. The Iranian Red Crescent said only eight complete bodies had been recovered. | A precise casualty number has been difficult to establish. The Iranian Red Crescent said only eight complete bodies had been recovered. |
| "The bandits and the agents of insecurity in this criminal act put a bomb near the bus and martyred these people," Mr Rezai said. | "The bandits and the agents of insecurity in this criminal act put a bomb near the bus and martyred these people," Mr Rezai said. |
| Irna said five suspects were arrested, including two suspects apprehended by members of the public. | Irna said five suspects were arrested, including two suspects apprehended by members of the public. |
| The city lies in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan. | The city 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 the hardline Sunni group called Jundallah. | |
| 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. |
| The Revolutionary Guard was formed in the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution as a military force alongside the army that is closely tied to the country's Supreme Leader. | The Revolutionary Guard was formed in the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution as a military force alongside the army that is closely tied to the country's Supreme Leader. |