Suicide attack kills 35 in Iran, including Guards commanders
- Source: Global Times
- [03:17 October 19 2009]
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A suicide bomb in southeastern Iran killed at least 35 people Sunday morning, including top commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and tribal leaders, Iran's Press TV reported.
According to local news agencies, the attack took place at a unity gathering of Shia and Sunni tribal leaders in the Pishin area, a region in the borderline province of Sistan-Balouchestan.
"Based on the latest information ... (at least) 35 people, including military officers, tribal leaders and local citizens, have been martyred in the attack," Mohammad Marziah, chief prosecutor in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan, was quoted by ISNA news agency as saying.
Marziah said Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of the shadowy Jundallah (Soldiers of God) Sunni group, claimed responsibility for the attack.
"So far, no one has been arrested, but terrorist Malek Rigi has accepted the responsibility for this terrorist attack," he said.
The Fars news agency said the bomber struck when Guard officers were meeting local leaders of the Shiite and Sunni communities. Some local tribal chiefs were among the dead.
