Iran bomb blasts leave four dead

BBC-News ^ | Saturday, October 15th, 2005

[M. Espinola]

Two bomb blasts have hit a shopping centre near Iran's border with Iraq, killing four people, state TV reports.

Up to 90 people were injured in the explosions in Ahwaz, capital of Khuzestan province in western Iran.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts

The attacks, a few minutes apart, took place near an area attacked by several bombs in June.

Ahwaz, which is close to the Iraq border, was the focus of unrest between Arabs and Persians in April, when several people were reportedly killed.

Bombings have been rare in Iran since the war with Iraq ended in 1988.

Rising tensions

Saturday's blasts occurred shortly before dusk as shoppers crowded to buy food for the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The bombs were planted in rubbish bins, said an interior ministry spokesman.

"They have killed two people and left 41 injured," Jahanbakhsh Khanjani said.

The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran said no one has claimed responsibility for the bombs, which were homemade devices.

Ahwaz is the capital of the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, situated close to the border with Iraq and dominated by ethnic Arabs.

Six bombs exploded in June in Ahwaz, killing at least 10 people, days before the presidential election.

A senior official said Americans were behind those attacks and also suggested that Britain might be involved - but he gave no evidence to support his claims.

April's trouble started after a letter circulated on the internet suggested that non-Arabs were being-relocated to the city to dilute its ethnic Arab population.

[M. Espinola]

Ramadan is so 'peaceful'.

[MJY1288]

LOL, I was thinking the exact same thing... We had Democrats in Congress worried about offensive operations in Iraq during Ramadan! These Jihadi's practice no religion, nor do they represent any religion, they are simply looking to gain power over the masses..... come to think of it, the Democrats are like minded, they care little about anything else but power

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

OOOOOPS!

American General....

"Oh, did that bomb go into Iran? So sorry. Can I do a "do-over"?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

LOL!

[Just Lori]

A senior official said Americans were behind those attacks and also suggested that Britain might be involved - but he gave no evidence to support his claims.

There's that mysterious unnamed official again.... my he DOES get around, doesn't he?

To the "official" : Dear IDIOT - if the US were involved in a bomb going off in your country, there would be NO DOUBT as to it's origin. You might want to give that a little thought.

[kromike]

Hold it right there, buddy.

These are freedom fighters and the only two reasons this happened are:

1) Israel is not out of Palestine yet, and

2) America is not worth fighting for.

as per noted Foreign Policy Expert and Future Nobel Peace Prize recipient Cindy Sheehan...

We now return you to our normal non-sarcastic programming...

>;)

[knarf]

Oh, alright ... we'll kick your asses too ... just gimmee a minute or two.

God bless and go with our troops.

[NonValueAdded]

Confused foreign suicide bomber? "Say, Achmed, did you give Aziz the right map? Weren't we supposed to have an explosion on the Iraqi side of the border, not the Iranian? Come to think of it, he was always holding the maps upside-down during training, wasn't he? I pray to bin Ladin that all his virgins look like Helen Thomas."

[M. Espinola]

Lol I hope when the jihadees descending into Islamic Hell the very first 'thing' they see is the image of Helen Thomas saying 'welcome home boys, suckers'!

[M. Espinola]

"God bless and go with our troops."

Double dittos on that prayer for our troops.

[M. Espinola]

"LOL, I was thinking the exact same thing... We had Democrats in Congress worried about offensive operations in Iraq during Ramadan! These Jihadi's practice no religion, nor do they represent any religion, they are simply looking to gain power over the masses..... come to think of it, the Democrats are like minded, they care little about anything else but power."

Well said!

Ramadan has become the green light for every Islamic serial killers to go on a double rampage.

[M. Espinola]

I understand your point, however both Iran and Syria are going to have their jihad exporting wings clipped this coming winter. Enough is enough, these two rouge states are murdering our troops and promoting death & destruction for Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Israel, and even in the Caucasus region & far beyond.

For Iran's Mullahs it simple, blockade all Iranian oil attempting to exit the Persian Gulf and these jihadic rat bums will collapse as soon as their economy goes flat, (with outside assistance). No Iranian OPEC profits and jihad dries up.

[M. Espinola]

"Oh, did that bomb go into Iran? So sorry. Can I do a "do-over"?

These are little practice runs for the eventual showdown with Mullah Inc.

[M. Espinola]

"We now return you to our normal non-sarcastic programming..."

Was that news alert via Mullahland TV? :)