Iran terror attack claims 39 lives

Source: Press TV
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/155541.html


At least 39 mourners commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam have been killed in a terror attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar.

According to medics, at least 39 people, including women and children, have been killed and many more wounded in the attack which occurred at the Imam Hussein mosque in Chabahar on Wednesday when Iranians were attending the religious Tasua ceremony.

An official from the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Mahmoud Mozaffar, said over 50 people have also been injured in the attack.

Meanwhile, Chabahar governor Ali Bateni said, "The main perpetrator of the terrorist attack which has killed and wounded a number of Iranians has been arrested."

"There were two terrorists who have been identified by police but they exploded one of their vests before any move," he told IRNA.

The official said a second attacker was spotted and arrested before detonating his explosives.

He rejected reports that said there were three terrorists and two blasts and noted that investigations are underway to determine the exact number of the killed and wounded.

Officials say they have been receiving bomb threats over the past three days.