On Saturday morning three Jundallah men responsible for the bombing of a mosque in Zahedan , Iran, on Thursday, May 28, were hanged near the same mosque. The Iranian government said the United States, al Qaeda and Israel were involved in the bombing; the U.S. State Department rejected the allegation of American involvement. upIran showing Zahedan The bomb had exploded in the city's second largest Shiite mosque, Amir Al-Momenin, during evening prayers killing 25 and injuring at least 145 others. "The bomb exploded at the time of evening prayer and killed a number of worshippers," said Ali Mohammad Azad, the governor general of the province of Sistan and Baluchestan . This Iranian province borders both Pakistan and Afghanistan. "The bombing happened with the explosives these three convicted criminals brought to the country. They were convicted as 'mohareb' (fighter against God), 'corrupt on the earth' and acting against national security," said Ebrahim Hamidi, a local judiciary official. upPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Presidential elections will be held June 12 Sunni rebels of the Jundullah (Soldiers of God) group said they sent a suicide bomber to attack a secret meeting of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards being held in the mosque. Mosques are held to be "gathering places for revolutionary Shiites". "I announce that ... those who committed the bombing are neither Shi'ite nor Sunni . They are Americans and Israelis," said Sadegh Mahsouli, interior minister in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's cabinet. Jalal Sayyah, a senior security official in Zahedan, said, "Hire of the terrorists by the U.S. was verified based on investigation." Iran says that the Jundallah are part of the al Qaeda and are also backed by the United States who equipped the terrorists. These claims have been denied by Washington. The Islamic Republic of Iran Presidential elections will be held June 12. On Friday, the presidential campaign offices were also attacked by gunmen. Thursday was a public Iranian holiday which honoured the death of Fatima Zahra , "the Mother of the Imams ", the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .
On Saturday morning three Jundallah men responsible for the bombing of a mosque in , Iran, on Thursday, May 28, were hanged near the same mosque. The Iranian government said the United States, and Israel were involved in the bombing; the U.S. State Department rejected the allegation of American involvement. upIran showing Zahedan The bomb had exploded in the city's second largest Shiite mosque, Amir Al-Momenin, during evening prayers killing 25 and injuring at least 145 others. "The bomb exploded at the time of evening prayer and killed a number of worshippers," said Ali Mohammad Azad, the governor general of the province of . This Iranian province borders both Pakistan and Afghanistan. "The bombing happened with the explosives these three convicted criminals brought to the country. They were convicted as 'mohareb' (fighter against God), 'corrupt on the earth' and acting against national security," said Ebrahim Hamidi, a local judiciary official. upPresident : elections will be held June 12 Sunni rebels of the Jundullah (Soldiers of God) group said they sent a suicide bomber to attack a secret meeting of being held in the mosque. Mosques are held to be "gathering places for revolutionary Shiites". "I announce that ... those who committed the bombing are neither . They are Americans and Israelis," said Sadegh Mahsouli, interior minister in President 's cabinet. Jalal Sayyah, a senior security official in Zahedan, said, "Hire of the terrorists by the U.S. was verified based on investigation." Iran says that the Jundallah are part of the al Qaeda and are also backed by the United States who equipped the terrorists. These claims have been denied by Washington. The elections will be held June 12. On Friday, the presidential campaign offices were also attacked by gunmen. Thursday was a public Iranian holiday which honoured the death of , "the Mother of the ", the daughter of the .
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