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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A bomb explosion in a mosque in southern Iran Saturday killed several people, state television reported.
An initial television report said scores had been killed in the bombing in the city of Shiraz, about 559 miles south of the capital Tehran.... The semi-official Fars news agency said eight people were killed and more than 66 injured.
"Bomb explodes at mosque in Iran"Now WHO would want to do this?
"A hand-made bomb exploded after evening prayers Saturday at a mosque in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, leaving nine people dead and 105 wounded, Iran's state-run television reported....
The blast and subsequent fire happened about 6 p.m. in the men's section of the mosque while a cleric was addressing the worshippers, according to the Fars news agency.
The sermon denounced Bahai and Wahabi faiths, both of which are considered heresies by some Shiites.
No one claimed immediate responsibility for the blast.
The explosion blew out windows in several nearby houses. Buildings shook more than half a mile away, The Associated Press reported, citing local media accounts. There were appeals for blood donations, according to the AP.
Bombings are unusual in Iran.... Shiraz, a city of more than 1 million people in central Iran, is well known for being home to many scholars, artists and poets and for its local craftsmanship of rugs and metalwork."
Now who would want to do that, readers?
"I guess if we cannot provoke them enough on the sea, we can bomb their mosques on land....no doubt a deliberate attempt by western or Israeli intel to get some radical groups to retaliate." -- Mike Rivero of whatreallyhappened.com"Bomb explosion at mosque in Iran kills at least 9"
"A bomb explosion in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers in southern Iran killed at least nine people and injured more than 100 today, local media reported.
The semi-official Fars news agency said the explosion in the city of Shiraz went off as a cleric was delivering his weekly speech against extremist Wahabi beliefs and the outlawed Bahai faith.
The report said nine people were killed and 105 injured, some of them critically. The force of the explosion shook houses more than a mile away and ambulances and firefighters were rushing to the mosque, it said. Officials urged the public to donate blood and called all nurses in the city in on duty.
A police official said a homemade bomb caused the explosion, Fars reported. It also quoted a young woman who was there as saying about 800 worshippers were inside the mosque at the time of the explosion.
Bombings are unusual in Shiraz, a major draw for foreign tourists who come to see the ruins of nearby Persepolis, an ancient Persian kingdom that was a center for ceremonies and worship. No one claimed responsibility for the attack...."
Now who would want to bomb such a beautiful place, readers?
Some believe the group, known as Jundallah is linked to al-Qaida. Jundallah, or God's Brigade, has waged a low-level insurgency in southeastern Iran....
They are ONE of OURS, readers!
Hey, wait a minute: "Al-CIA-Duh" is AGAINST Iran?
Then why are we not friends with Iran, Americans?
I know you KNOW WHY!
Just in case you are not convinced, let's turn to the blogs:
"FLASHBACK: US backing 'secret war' against Iran?"
"The US government has been secretly supporting a Pakistani militant group that has staged a series of deadly attacks against Iran, ABC News reported, citing unnamed US and Pakistani intelligence sources.
The group, known as Jundallah, or "God's Brigade," is made up of members of the predominantly Sunni Muslim Baluchi tribe which inhabits Pakistan's gas-rich province of Baluchestan, as well as neighboring regions in Iran and Afghanistan. In their exclusive report, which aired on Tuesday evening and was posted online on Wednesday morning, ABC News reporters Brian Ross and Christopher Isham said that while the US provides no direct funding, the group has been "secretly encouraged and advised" by the American government since 2005....
An analysis by Strafor, a global intelligence consulting firm based in Texas, noting that Jundullah has stepped up its attacks recently, says that the US could be using Jundullah as a "poking device" [subscription only] against Iran."
Now for the coup-de-grace:
"Mosque bombed in Iran. False Flag?"
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I don't need anymore convincing; do you, readers?
U.S. kicking it up a notch, as Gates said they would!
