Iran Mosque Blast That Killed 13 in Shiraz Was Bomb; Links to West Alleged

[Purveyor]

May 8 (Bloomberg) -- An April 12 explosion that killed 13 people at a mosque in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz was caused by a bomb, said the Intelligence Ministry, which accused the six suspects of having ties to Western nations, including the U.S. and the U.K.

The main suspect was arrested ``during an attempt to leave the country,'' Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei was cited as saying yesterday by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. The man was armed, the minister said. Five other people, found with explosives and cyanide, also were detained in connection with the bombing, he said. All are Iranian, he said.

The suspects ``have ties to the U.S. and the U.K.,'' Mohseni Ejei said. ``Iran's Foreign Ministry had previously notified these countries but no action was taken to prevent their terrorist actions and they were instead supported,'' he said. They planned similar attacks in other cities, he said.

Bombings have been carried out in recent years in Iran's border regions, home to ethnic and religious minorities. The government, led by Shiite Muslim clerics, regularly blames the U.S. and the U.K. for attempting to destabilize the regime by commissioning agents and seeking to fuel discontent and chaos among the minority populations.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601104&sid=aOb0Pv_UPKjU&refer=mideast

[angstlessk]

1. see how easy it is...'connected to US & UK'...torture victims say whatever

the torturer wants them to say...on both sides of the aisle!

[magellan]

2. Gee, have anything to do with the covert ops Bush** authorized in February?

May 2, 2008
A CounterPunch Exclusive

Democrats Okay Funds for Covert Ops

Secret Bush "Finding" Widens War on Iran

By ANDREW COCKBURN

Six weeks ago, President Bush signed a secret finding authorizing a covert offensive against the Iranian regime that, according to those familiar with its contents, "unprecedented in its scope."

Bush’s secret directive covers actions across a huge geographic area – from Lebanon to Afghanistan – but is also far more sweeping in the type of actions permitted under its guidelines – up to and including the assassination of targeted officials. This widened scope clears the way, for example, for full support for the military arm of Mujahedin-e Khalq, the cultish Iranian opposition group, despite its enduring position on the State Department's list of terrorist groups.

more: http://www.counterpunch.org/andrew05022008.html

[Zynx]

3. I believe the Iranian government even less than I believe ours.

[Junkdrawer]

4. Remember this?

http://www.twf.org/News/Y2005/0928-Basra.html