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'Insurgents' in Iran? 18 Iranian Revolutionary Guards Blown Up
by Daniel Freedman
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 at 8:32 AM
updated Wed, 14 Feb 2007 at 8:42 AM
"A car loaded with explosives blew up near a bus carrying members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, killing 18 of them, the state-run news agency reported Wednesday," the AP reports. The car stopped in front of the bus near Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. It called the attack a terrorist operation and said the car's occupants fled on motorbikes seconds before the car exploded ... There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Rezaei blamed "insurgents and elements of insecurity" for the attack. "Insurgents" in Iran? Given the trouble the mullahs are trying to cause in Iraq, it's somewhat ironic to hear them complain about insurgents.It does seem like opposition to the mullahs is growing. We've seen the parliamentary revolt start, is this the violent one?
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