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2010 Chabahar suicide bombing

2010 terrorist attack in Iran

Field	Value
title	Chabahar suicide bombing
image	Locator map Iran Sistan and Baluchestan Province.png
caption	Sistan and Baluchistan Province highlighted within Iran
location	Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran
target	Shia worshippers
date	14 December 2010
timezone	UTC+3½
type	Suicide bombings
fatalities	39
injuries	100+
perps	Jundullah

|time-begin= |time-end= A suicide bombing incident occurred on December 14, 2010, by two suicide bombers, who blew themselves up in a crowded Shia Muslim mourning procession in the southeastern Iranian coastal city of Chabahar, outside Imam Husain Mosque. It killed 39 people.

Bombings

The first bomber detonated his explosives outside the Imam Husain Mosque and another one carried out the attacks in the crowd of Shiite worshippers just a day before the Day of Ashura. As per the Governor of Chahbahar, Ali Bateni. The first attacker was killed, however another one was arrested. The arrested suspect was caught after failing to set off his explosives outside the office of Chabahar's governor, according to LA Times.

Casualties

Between 38 and 39 worshippers were killed in the blast, and more than 100 were injured. According to BBC, it is feared that many women and children were among the worshippers that were killed. The number of people who died had reached 41, according to The Guardian.

Suspects

Al Arabiya reported Jundullah, a Sunni extremist rebel group, claimed responsibility for the bombing. Chahbahar's Governor Ali Bateni said the mastermind behind the attacks was arrested. According to France 24, Alaeddin Borujerdi, the parliament's foreign committee head, claimed that the U.S and Britain were sponsors of the attack.

References

(2010-12-15). "Suicide bombers kill at least 38 in southeast Iran". [[Times of India]].
(15 December 2010). "Deadly bomb attack in Iran city of Chabahar". BBC News.
(2010-12-15). "Mosque attack kills 30in Iran during ceremony". [[Reuters]].
"Iran suicide bombing kills at least 39.".
(2010-12-15). "Suicide Bomber kills 38 near Iran Shiite Mosque". [[Al Arabiya]].
(2010-12-15). "Iran suicide bombing: Chabahar mosque hit by attack". BBC News.
Black, Ian. (2010-12-15). "Suicide bombing at Iran mosque kills scores during Shia holiday". The Guardian.
(2010-12-15). "Main blast agent arrested – reliable source". [[IRNA]].
(2010-12-15). "Deadly suicide blast rips through Shiite mosque on holy day".

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