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Mon, 07/19/2010 - 13:08
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Enemies showed their barbarity in Zahedan: Iran's Sunni MPs

TEHRAN, July 19 (MNA) -- Iran’s Sunni MPs issued a statement on Sunday condemning the Zahedan terrorist incident and calling it a sign of the barbarity of the enemies of religion and humanity.

Sunni MPs strongly condemn this inhumane incident, which led to the martyrdom of many innocent countrymen, and extend their heartfelt condolences to the families of the martyrs and the people of Sistan-Baluchestan, the statement read.

On Thursday, two bombs were detonated in quick succession in front of the Zahedan Grand Mosque in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. Twenty-seven people were killed and about 300 others were injured in the incident.

The Iranian police have arrested 40 people in connection with the twin bombing.

The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom also issued a statement on Sunday condemning the incident in which they said that the prime suspects in the attack are U.S. and Zionist regime agents.

In addition, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani condemned the attack and said such brutal incidents are incited by the United States.

Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani criticized the U.S. and other Western countries for their duplicitous approach toward the Zahedan terrorist attack, adding that the U.S. and European countries condemn the incident in name only but are actually supporting the agents who carry out such acts behind the scenes.

In his condemnation of the attack, MP Ali Asghar Zarei, who represents Tehran in parliament, said the incident is the upshot of the animosity of the U.S. and Israel, but it has made the United States lose face.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai also issued messages in which they condemned the terrorist incident that occurred in southeastern Iran and offered condolences to the Iranian people and government over the death of 27 people in the attack.


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