Mahabad parade bombing

Mahabad parade bombing
Location	Mahabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran
Date	September 18, 2010 (UTC+4½)
Target	Military parade
Attack type	Bombing
Death(s)	12[1][2]
Injured	35[2] - 75[1]
Suspected perpetrator(s)	Ba'athists PJAK US mercenaries "Counter-Revolutionary groups"

The Mahabad parade bombing took place on September 18th, 2010, at the Iranian city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. The bombing occurred during a military parade, which came at the 30th anniversary of start of the Iran-Iraq war.^[2] As a result of the bombing 12 civilians were killed and at least 35 wounded.^[2] According to LA Times, the number of wounded was 75, 12 of them badly injured.^[1]

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however the local governor blamed the attack on "counter-revolutionary groups".^[2] Later, Abdolrasoul Mahmoudabadi, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, responded that "these terrorists were comprised of (Iraq's) old Baathist regime officers and American mercenaries".^[3]

Aftermath

In the following cross-border raid on Iraq, which took place several days later, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Basij militias allegedly killed 30 "perpetrators of deadly bombing at a military parade in western Iran".^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} [1]
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} [2]
3. ^ ^{a b} [3]

See also

• 2007 Zahedan bombings
• Terrorism in Iran