About 20 killed in Iran attack
AFP
18-Oct-2009 (2 comments)

TEHRAN, Iran — About 20 people were killed, including senior military officers of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps, in an attack early Sunday in the south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Fars news agency reported.

"In this terrorist act, General Nur-Ali Shushtari, deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards land army, General Mohammad-Zadeh, commander of the Revolutionary Guards in Sistan-Baluchestan province, the Guards' commander for the town of Iranshahr and the commander of the Amir al-Momenin unit died," the news agency reported.

It was the biggest strike in recent years on the Revolutionary Guards.

Parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani confirmed the officers' death in an announcement to parliament which was broadcast on television.

Iran has previously accused shadowy Sunni group Jundallah (Soldiers of God) of launching regular attacks in the province, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Sistan-Baluchestan is home to a sizeable Baluch minority which adheres to Sunni Islam. Jundallah is strongly opposed to the government of predominantly Shiite Iran.

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Ostaad

See my reply to...

by Ostaad on Sun Oct 18, 2009 02:53 PM PDT

FG.

 


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Farhad Kashani

Great day for Iran. This

by Farhad Kashani on Sun Oct 18, 2009 07:27 AM PDT

Great day for Iran.

This is part of what needs to get done to liberate Iran.

Congratulations Iranian nation.


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