Mahabad parade bombing

The Mahabad parade bombing was a bombing that took place on September 18, 2010 in the Iranian city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. The bombing occurred during a military parade, which came at the 30th anniversary of start of the Iran–Iraq War.[2] As a result of the bombing 12 civilians were killed and at least 35 wounded.[2] According to the Los Angeles Times, the number of wounded was 75, 12 of them badly injured.[1] The number of wounded victims had reached 81, reported by medics, according to france 24. [3] Vahid Jalalzadeh, the provincial governor said that most of the people affected by the attack were women and children, according to the guardian. [4] According to the CS monitor, It was reported that the bomb was placed out of sight, close to the seats of senior Iranian military personnel. [5]

Mahabad parade bombing
Location Mahabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran
DateSeptember 18, 2010 (UTC+4½)
TargetMilitary parade
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths12[1][2]
Injured35[2]–75[1]

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however the local governor blamed the attack on "counter-revolutionary groups".[2] Later, Abdolrasoul Mahmoudabadi, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the province, attributed the bombing to former officers of the Iraqi Ba'ath party and American mercenaries.[6]

Aftermath

In the following cross-border raid on Iraq, which took place several days later, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Basij militias allegedly killed 30 "perpetrators of deadly bombing at a military parade in western Iran".[6] According to Aljazeera, Iran News Agency reported that three people were arrested whom are linked to bombing in the city of Mahabad. [7]

References
  1. "Bombing at parade in Iran kills 12, including a child". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. "Twelve killed in bomb attack on Iranian military parade". BBC News. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  3. "Fatal bomb blast rocks western Iran".
  4. "Bomb at Iran military parade kills 10 civilians".
  5. "Iran blames 'terrorist attack' on Kurdish separatists".
  6. "Iran Says It Killed 30 Perpetrators of Deadly Bombing". PBS. Agence France-Presse. September 27, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  7. "Iran arrests three over Mahabad bombing".

See also

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