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Blast Kills Worshippers in Iran

   VOA News 15 December 2010

   Iranian  media  reports  say  a  suicide  bomb  attack  has rocked the
   southern city of Chahbahar, killing at least 38 people.
   The  blast took place near a mosque where worshippers had gathered for
   a  ceremony  marking  Ashura,  one of the most important holy days for
   Shi'ites.
   Initial  reports  indicate one suicide bomber detonated explosives but
   authorities  were  able to arrest a second suspect before he detonated
   explosives.
   The reports say more than 50 people were wounded.
   The area is located in Sistan-Baluchistan province, near the country's
   border  with Pakistan.  There has been no claim of responsibility for
   the  attack  which  occurred  in  an  area  that  is home to the Sunni
   militant group Jundallah (Soldiers of God).
   Ashura  commemorates  the  death of Imam Hussein more than 1,300 years
   ago.  He was a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad.

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