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Funerals Held in Iran for Mosque Bombing Victims

   VOA News 17 December 2010
   An  ambulance  attends  the  scene of a bomb blast in this image taken
   from TV, in Chahbahar, Iran, 15 Dec 2010

Photo: AP

   An  ambulance  attends  the  scene of a bomb blast in this image taken
   from TV, in Chahbahar, Iran, 15 Dec 2010

   Iranian state media say funerals have been held for 39 people who were
   killed  Wednesday  when  suicide  bombers targeted a Shi'ite religious
   ceremony.
   The  IRNAÂ  news agency says Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar
   led  a  high-ranking  delegation in a funeral procession in Chahbahar,
   Friday.   The  news  agency  says  eight  victims  were buried in the
   southeastern   city  while  the  bodies  of  the  other  victims  were
   transferred to their provinces of origin.
   The  victims  were  killed in a double suicide bombing near a mosque.Â
   Worshippers  had gathered at the site in advance of Ashura, one of the
   most important holy days for Shi'ite Muslims.
   The  Sunni  rebel  group  Jundallah  -  Soldiers of Gold - has claimed
   responsibility  for the attack, which took place in Sistan-Baluchestan
   province. Â
   On  Thursday,  Iranian  authorities  announced  the  arrests  of  nine
   suspects allegedly linked to the incident.
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