The explosions occurred moments apart at a Shia mosque, killing both civilians and government officials from Iran's Revolutionary Guards . 27 people are confirmed dead, while reports of injuries totaled 270, and officials said the death toll is likely to rise. The attacks were reportedly carried out by a Sunni rebel group, Jundallah , who said it was in retaliation for the execution of the group's leader, Abdolmalek Rigi , by the Iranian government in June. The Revolutionary Guard's top official, Yadollah Javani , blamed the United States, Israel, and Europeean countries for the attacks, citing testimony offered by Rigi before he was executed that claimed Jundallah had received aid from Western powers. "Rigi's confessions prove that the United States, Zionists and some European countries are directly linked with the Zahedan blasts, because he had confessed that the U.S. wants bomb attacks to be carried out across Iran...one [can] not doubt the involvement of secret foreign services in the efforts to generate tension amongst Muslims." 
The explosions occurred moments apart at a Shia mosque, killing both civilians and government officials from Iran's . 27 people are confirmed dead, while reports of injuries totaled 270, and officials said the death toll is likely to rise. The attacks were reportedly carried out by a Sunni rebel group, , who said it was in retaliation for the execution of the group's leader, , by the Iranian government in June. The Revolutionary Guard's top official, , blamed the United States, Israel, and Europeean countries for the attacks, citing testimony offered by Rigi before he was executed that claimed Jundallah had received aid from Western powers. "Rigi's confessions prove that the United States, Zionists and some European countries are directly linked with the Zahedan blasts, because he had confessed that the U.S. wants bomb attacks to be carried out across Iran...one [can] not doubt the involvement of secret foreign services in the efforts to generate tension amongst Muslims." Related news
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