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December 2, 2008 6:10:26 AM CST



9 Dead, 100 Wounded in Iran Mosque Blast

Posted Apr 12, 08 8:36 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – A bomb killed nine and wounded more than 100 in an Iranian mosque today, scattering members of an extremist Shiite group, the BBC reports. Police and militia have cordoned off the area while medics attend to victims and local media call for blood donations. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The blast targeted members of Rahpoyan-e Vesal Association, whose members meet weekly to discuss groups it considers misguided, including Wahhabis and Bahais. It was the first major attack in Iran since a car bomb killed 13 Revolutionary Guard members in Zahedan last year. The city of Ahwaz, near Iraq, has also seen bursts of ethnic violence since 2005.

Sources BBC, Associated Press

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Map locates Shiraz, Iran where a bomb exploded in a mosque; 1c x 2 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 69.9 mm   (AP Photo)
Iranians gather near the scene of a bomb explosion in a mosque which killed several people, in the city of Shiraz.   (AP Photo)
The semi-official Fars news agency said nine people were killed in the city of Shiraz.   (AP Photo)
The death toll was expected to rise because some of the 105 injured were in a critical condition.   (AP Photo)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he stands at the "Nations Gate" of the Persepolis.   (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Javad Moghimi)
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