Ritual in the southeastern Iran targeted Shiite grief double suicide bombings killed at least 39 people, including children and injured at least 82 on Wednesday.
The terrorist group Jundallah, a band of the Sunni separatist rebels with relations with Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack in city of Chabahar, in the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, near the border with Pakistan.
The area is volatile, often fight Iranian security forces with Sunni tribal leaders and drug barons. Jundallah has performed several terrorist attacks targeting civilians, as well as members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps in previous attacks in the same province.
Ali Larijani, speaker of Parliament, blame the United States and Israel, saying "you are the only ones the capable of such terrorist attacks." He said the attacks were aimed at creating lines between Sunnis and Shiites.
Iranian officials say gets Jundallah United States financing and training. That denies the United States and this year of the group as a terrorist organization.
President Barack Obama condemned the attack in a statement Wednesday, saying it was a "scandalous and fig Act".
The attack occurred during a ten-day Shiite mourning ritual for revered Holy Imam Hussein, while you are usual street processions and night prayers in mosques. Twin blasts at 10: 30 pm occurred when a large group of men and women, some bear children, went in a procession through the center of the city.
Ignited belt full of explosives as you mingled the suicide bombers in fact as mourners, Iranian officials said amount. Iranian television showed scenes of carnage, blood and broken glass cover, the road and ambulances rush to visit the wounded.
Iranian security forces said four persons were involved in the attack. Two ignited your suicide West, one was shot by the police and a suspect was arrested, according as he tried that illegally the border to the official news agency IRNA.
Iran captured and executed Jundallah's leader Abdolmalek Rigi in June. Group's supporters swore to take revenge through the production of more attacks.
The highlight of the ten day mourning period, Ashura, enters the Iran on Thursday. Opposition to stage demonstrators on the day of its most violent demonstrations against the Government used last year.
This year the opposition called followers their dissatisfaction with symbolic and non-violent measures such as wear Green arm bands show - the color of the opposition - and sing "God is great" roof at night.
Security was tight demonstrators Tehran and other major cities in anticipation of a possible confrontation between supporters of the Government and opposition. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and were Mehdi Karroubi all week, observed according to your sites under house arrest.
Write toFarnaz Fassihi at the farnaz.fassihi@wsj.com
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