Blast Kills 11 in Southeast Iran

Blast Kills 11 in Southeast Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A bomb blast tore through a bus in Zahedan, southeast Iran at 06:10 (2:40 GMT) on Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 31 more.

The bus belonged to the Zahedan branch of the Islamic Republic's Mobilized Forces (Baseej), and the passengers were all members of the ground force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Meantime, Director General of the Law Enforcement Affairs of Sistan and Balouchestan Governorate said that the agents in charge of the explosion have been identified. Meantime, a security official said that two individuals have been arrested in the same regard. One of the two had a grenade and some explosive devices and intended to conduct a suicide operation, but failed. The second one was collecting information and recording the scene of the crime. During the terrorist operation, four men stopped the bus pretending that their passenger car had broken down and as soon as the bus braked to check on them, they left the place and detonated the car. Observers and security analysts believe that a well-known gang leader in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan has been in charge of the terrorist operation.