On Wednesday Dec 15 Iran accused US, Britain, and Israel of a suicide bomb attack that occurred in front of the Imam Hussein mosque in the southeastern port city of Chabahar. 39 people were killed in the attack while 50 others were wounded. The attack occurred during a Shiite ceremony called Tasua in which they commemorate the death of the grandson of the prophet Mohammed according to one source. The Pakistan-based Sunni rebel group Jundallah (God' s soldiers) has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack according to the media. Chief of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi accused the United States and Britain of being involved in the attack as well as other government officials have made a similar statement.
My response to this story is that it is terrible that such a horrible attack has occurred in Iran, but I am somewhat surprised by the accusation Iran has made. In my opinion this accusation is lacking the appropriate support to back it up, but at the same time I think it is possible that the countries mentioned are in some way involved with this horrible attack. It wouldn’t be extremely unlikely that the countries mentioned are involved with this suicide bombing. This whole accusation just has me thinking of what the US, Britain and Israel has against Iran. All I can think of is oil, but this seems like a strange first tactic to bomb a religious ceremony. It seems unlikely, but an accusation has been made so it is possible.
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News Source: Xinhua News
Title: Iran accuses US, Britain, Israel of deadly suicide bomb attack
Date: Dec 16
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