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Iran threatens Britain, US after blast
THE head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has vowed to "retaliate" against the United States and Britain after accusing them of backing the perpetrators of a suicide bombing that killed six Guards commanders.You won't have to retaliate: Bambi has already "condemned" the attack, and Brown soon will fall into line ... Iranian media say the Sunni Muslim insurgent group Jundollah (God's soldiers) has claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing in Sistan-Baluchestan province, which killed 42 people in all. The incident threatened to overshadow talks between Iran and global powers in Vienna on Monday intended to tackle a standoff about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Overshadow? Heck, the Iranians will use it to blame the Great Satan and thus dig in their heels even further. Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari said Iranian security officials had presented documents indicating "direct ties" from Jundollah to US, British and, "unfortunately," Pakistani intelligence organizations, the ISNA news agency said. "Behind this scene are the American and British intelligence apparatus, and there will have to be retaliatory measures to punish them," Jafari said. Jundollah, which has been blamed for many attacks since 2005 in the desert province bordering Pakistan, says it is fighting to end discrimination against Sunni Muslims by Iran's dominant Shi'ites. Its leader is Abdolmalek Rigi. "This person himself and his plans are undoubtedly under the umbrella and the protection of these (U.S., British and Pakistani) organizations," Jafari said. Posted by: tipper 2009-10-19 |
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