Iran arrests group for mosque blast, blames US/UK

TrueBlueAmerican · 05-08-2008, 03:17 PM

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Iran arrests group for mosque blast, blames US/UK

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Iran arrests group for mosque blast, blames West | Top News | Reuters
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested members of a terrorist group with links to Britain and the United States who were behind a blast at a mosque last month that killed 14 and wounded 200 in the southern city of Shiraz, a news agency said.

Iranian officials had previously said the April 12 blast, in the Shohada mosque during an evening prayer sermon by a prominent local cleric, was caused by explosives left over from an exhibition commemorating the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.

"The blast ... was caused by a bombing by a terrorist group with links to Western countries, especially Britain and America," ISNA news agency quoted Intelligence Minister Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei as saying late on Wednesday.

Five or six people were arrested, including the main culprit who was trying to flee the country, Mohseni-Ejei said. The group was found with weapons and "intended to carry out similar acts in other places," he said.

"The group, which has relations to Western countries including Britain and America, has carried out other terrorist activities in the country in the past few years," he said.

Tehran has in the past accused Britain and the United States of trying to destabilize the Islamic Republic by supporting rebels, mainly those in sensitive border areas.

Mohseni-Ejei said Iran had handed intelligence about the group to Western nations but they had ignored its appeal for action. "They (those in the group) were even supported," the minister said.

The minister's remarks echo allegations U.S. officials have made about Iranian support for militias in Iraq that have fought U.S. and U.S.-backed government forces there, accusations Tehran denies.

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Jonesy · 05-08-2008, 10:47 PM

Bleh. What a pain in the ass. Can't people stop being assholes?

BillCosby · 05-09-2008, 10:45 AM

Who would believe that the usa or britian would do anything like this......... They are the good guys.....

I wonder if ahmadinejad will use the same criteria to determine this as bush/cheny...

The bomber was christian & christians live in the usa & britian......

The bomb made from material from the usa & britian..........

I hate them.........

What more evidence would he need.............

05-08-2008, 03:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
TrueBlueAmerican Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,066 Thanks: 22 Thanked 26 Times in 17 Posts	Iran arrests group for mosque blast, blames US/UK Title Iran arrests group for mosque blast, blames US/UK Link Iran arrests group for mosque blast, blames West \| Top News \| Reuters ----------------------------------------------------- Excerpt TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested members of a terrorist group with links to Britain and the United States who were behind a blast at a mosque last month that killed 14 and wounded 200 in the southern city of Shiraz, a news agency said. Iranian officials had previously said the April 12 blast, in the Shohada mosque during an evening prayer sermon by a prominent local cleric, was caused by explosives left over from an exhibition commemorating the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. "The blast ... was caused by a bombing by a terrorist group with links to Western countries, especially Britain and America," ISNA news agency quoted Intelligence Minister Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei as saying late on Wednesday. Five or six people were arrested, including the main culprit who was trying to flee the country, Mohseni-Ejei said. The group was found with weapons and "intended to carry out similar acts in other places," he said. "The group, which has relations to Western countries including Britain and America, has carried out other terrorist activities in the country in the past few years," he said. Tehran has in the past accused Britain and the United States of trying to destabilize the Islamic Republic by supporting rebels, mainly those in sensitive border areas. Mohseni-Ejei said Iran had handed intelligence about the group to Western nations but they had ignored its appeal for action. "They (those in the group) were even supported," the minister said. The minister's remarks echo allegations U.S. officials have made about Iranian support for militias in Iraq that have fought U.S. and U.S.-backed government forces there, accusations Tehran denies. ------------------------------------------------------ Comment: .
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05-09-2008, 10:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
BillCosby The party of the pissed!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,502 My Mood: Thanks: 183 Thanked 117 Times in 91 Posts	Who would believe that the usa or britian would do anything like this......... They are the good guys..... I wonder if ahmadinejad will use the same criteria to determine this as bush/cheny... The bomber was christian & christians live in the usa & britian...... The bomb made from material from the usa & britian.......... I hate them......... What more evidence would he need............. __________________ Preventive war is not war!!!!Counter-terror is not terror
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