Iran in the bombing 19 people dead

Bomb exploded in a mosque in southern Iran killed at least 19 people and wound 60 others, officials said Sistan Baluchestan province.


The explosion occurred in Zahedan, the provincial capital during the night prayers, said Ali Mohammad Azad Iran to the TV.

He said, meledakan a terrorist bomb had been arrested.

This region is often portrayed as a weak area of the law, including the showdown between the police with drugs or seller militia.

Zahedan is the area that is inhabited by a majority Sunni Muslim, Shia in a country.

Suicide attack

A number of the Mosque of al-Amir Mohini destroyed, so the news agency reports Iran, Irna.

Rescue services issued a number of bones and injured victims from the wreckage.

''This is a suicide attack and that meledakkanya is a terrorist,''said Azad. Irna reports based on a number of members of terrorist groups have been arrested.

Azad said''the bandit and terrorist want to disrupt the security in the province before the election takes place using the security situation is uncertain in the eastern part of neighboring countries''.

Despite dikawasan remote explosion could create a situation sensifitas level national political heat, given the presidential election that will take place in several upcoming weekend.

A number of witnesses mentioned this incident is a suicide attack and a second bomb was successfully domesticated near the mosque. But this report can not be confirmed.

Thursday is a national holiday celebrating the death of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, Fatima.