Bombs explode in Ahvaz causing casualties

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Bombs were heard exploding in this southwestern provincial capital city on Tuesday causing a number of still unverified casualties and damage. According to reports, fire engines and ambulances were rushed to the site of explosion.

it happened half an hour ago, no details out yet!

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Bombs killed four people and wounded several others in the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Tuesday, Iranian state television reported.

Fire engines and ambulances rushed to the scene, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said.
The agency report did not identify the target or the suspected perpetrators.
Ahvaz witnessed explosions in June and October that the government blamed on Iranian Arab extremists with ties to foreign governments, such as Britain.
The October bombings killed six people and those in June killed at least eight.

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Bombs killed four people and wounded several others in the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Tuesday, Iranian state television reported.

Fire engines and ambulances rushed to the scene, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said.
The agency report did not identify the target or the suspected perpetrators.
Ahvaz witnessed explosions in June and October that the government blamed on Iranian Arab extremists with ties to foreign governments, such as Britain.
The October bombings killed six people and those in June killed at least eight.


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we get to hear about problems in Ahwaz when things do blow up... what's it like there (security wise) the other days of the years?

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we get to hear about problems in Ahwaz when things do blow up... what's it like there (security wise) the other days of the years?

it's fine... it is filled with Arab minority and Arabs in Ahwaz live their own laws and societies... think of it as clans which are called "Ashireh", each Ashireh has its own leader and mostly consist of 2 or 3 families... Ashireh leaders have close ties with government so they can enforce their own laws (which are usually more strict than the state law).. after all it is the richest part of Iran because of all the oil fields and it is better to avoid any needless conflict there... but recently there has been cases of a fundamental terror group carrying out attacks... their main agenda has been introduction of a separation process taking away the oil rich part of Iran and establishing a country called "Arabestan", ironically they have chosen a Persian name for their new country... although none of the influential families like the big and famous "Kaebi" family has shown any interest in this group BUT they have a lot of support from outside of Iran... Arab countries are the biggest supporters along with Western oil companies...

well the only ppl getting hurt are the Iranian Arab minority that die in these attacks... there is no way on earth Iran will give up its oil fields and the fact that Iranian-Arabs are not buying to this drives the terrorist groups to use violence...

after the first bombings there were more security personals stationed there and they managed to arrest couple of the active cells and everything went back to normal up until today...:-(

RIP.

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Six Killed in Southwest Iran Bombings

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer



TEHRAN, Iran - Bombs killed six people and wounded more than 30 others Tuesday in Ahvaz, a southwestern city with a history of violence involving members of Iran (http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Iran)'s Arab minority, Iranian state media reported.

The bombs exploded outside a bank and a state environmental agency building in Ahvaz, the capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province, which borders Iraq (http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Iraq), the official Islamic Republic News Agency said.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad canceled a planned visit to Ahvaz Tuesday, citing a forecast calling for heavy rain, IRNA reported. The report did not say whether the blast had any bearing on the cancellation.
Ahmadinejad and his entire Cabinet had been expected to meet in Ahvaz as part of a series of visits to provincial capitals to address key local issues.

State TV said the bombs killed six people and wounded 34 others.
Ahvaz was also the scene of bombings in June and October that the government blamed on Iranian Arab extremists whom it claimed were trained abroad and maintained ties to foreign governments, including Britain.
The October bombings killed six people and those in June killed at least eight. Britain has denied any connection to the Khuzestan unrest.
Nezam Molla Hoveizeh, a Khuzestan lawmaker, said Tuesday that the bombers were "dissidents based outside our borders," IRNA reported. Hoveizeh did not elaborate on the allegation.
The explosions follow bitter exchanges between Tehran and London.
In recent months, Iran has repeatedly accused Britain of provoking unrest in Khuzestan, which borders that part of Iraq where 8,500 British soldiers are based as part of the U.S.-led military coalition.
At the same time, Britain has opposed Iran's nuclear activities, supporting moves to refer it to the U.N. Security Council (http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=U.N.+Security+Council), and has accused Tehran of allowing Iraqi insurgents to receive explosives technology that has been used to attack British soldiers.
Both countries have denied the claims and counterclaims.
Ahvaz was also the site of two days of riots last April after Arab separatists circulated reports that Iran's government planned to decrease the proportion of Arabs in the area. The government denied the claims.
Arabs make up less than 3 percent of Iran's population, and most live in Khuzestan.


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are they suggesting that Ahmadi Nejad was supposed to cash a cheque in this bank and he simply didn't turn up and the assassination failed? Ahmadinejad canceled his trip 2 days ago and it was reported by media... so I fail to see where the reporter is getting with this? What do you guys think?