At least 21 killed in Iran mosque attack
Last Updated: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:17:00 +1000
More than 21 people have been killed by two suicide bombings at a mosque in southeast Iran.
More than 100 people were wounded in the attacks, which came only minutes apart.
The attack hit the Shi'ite Jamia mosque in mainly Sunni city of Zahedan, the capital of southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.
A local politician told Fars news agency the attacks were carried out one after another, the first by a man dressed as a woman.
Sunni Muslim rebel group Jundollah has claimed responsibility for the attack according to Al Arabiya television.
The group said the attacks were in response to the execution by Iran of the group's leader Abdolmalek Rigi in June.
In an email to the station, the group said the bombings targeted a gathering of the Revolutionary Guards.