Iranian Military Parade Attacked, Leaving Many Dead and Injured

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Iranian Military Parade Attacked, Leaving Many Dead and Injured
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL)
September 22, 2018, 1:13 AM CDT Updated on September 22, 2018, 5:34 AM CDT

Tehran, Iran (AP) -- Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 24 people and wounding 53 others, local media reported.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault in Ahvaz, which saw gunfire spray into a crowd of marching Guardsmen, bystanders and government officials watching from a nearby riser. However, Iran faced a bloody assault last year from the Islamic State group and Arab separatists in the region have attacked oil pipelines there in the past.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif immediately blamed the attack on regional countries and their "U.S. masters," further raising regional tensions as Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers is in jeopardy after President Donald Trump withdrew America from the accord.

Read more at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-22/urgent-iranian-state-tv-gunmen-attack-parade-several-casualties

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LOCAL TERRORIST GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR IRAN ATTACK
BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF  SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

The Arab freedom Movement, Al-Ahvaz Branch claimed responsibility for Saturday’s terrorist attack on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, the BBC’s Persian language service reported.

“This action was part of our legitimate resistance, and no civilians were targeted in the attack,” said a statement released by the group, which describes itself as devoted to protecting the rights of Khuzestan province’s ethnic Arab minority.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the attack as the work of terrorists backed by Iran’s regional rivals and the United States.

Read more at: https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Local-terrorist-group-claims-responsibility-for-Iran-attack-567730?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

ISIS takes responsibility per this link: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2018/09/22/Casualties-as-army-parade-attacked-in-south-Iran.html (with video)

More photos and coverage here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gunmen-attack-iran-army-parade-killing-several-soldiers-244333424

Big attack really.