TEHRAN: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite religious procession in the Iranian city of Chabahar on Wednesday, killing 33 people and wounding 83 in an attack claimed by Sunni rebel group Jundallah.
The United States and United Nations led international condemnation of the attack, which Iran said originated from a Jundallah (Army of God) base in neighbouring Pakistan.
Chabahar Prefect Ali Bateni said "33 people were killed and another 83 wounded" in what was the worst attack recorded against Shiite ceremonies.
The bomber struck in a central square as worshippers took part in a procession marking the eve of the last day of Ashura, Red Crescent official Mahmoud Mozafar told a news agency.
"An individual walked up to some Red Crescent ambulances and blew himself up."
The governor of Sistan-Baluchestan province, Ali Mohammad Azad, said: "Two terrorists were killed, one in the explosion and the second by police."
Bateni said a third "terrorist" was later arrested. An intelligence official said he was captured near the border with Pakistan while attempting to flee the country.
"There were two terrorists who were spotted before they carried out their attack but one of them managed to detonate his explosive vest," Bateni told media.
source: geo.tv
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