Bomb in Iran kills 18
Published: 14 February, 2007, 09:11
Eighteen people have been killed after a bomb exploded next to a bus in the city of Zahedan in south-eastern Iran. One person has been arrested, although there has been no immediate claim of responsibility.
The official Iranian news agency said the bomb was hidden in a car and detonated as it blocked the road in front of the bus, belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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