Blast hits military parade in Iran

Nine Iranians were killed and dozens wounded Wednesday in a bomb attack on a military parade in the northwestern Kurdish town of Mahabad, Iran's Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam said.

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Published 22 September 2010 7:06pm

Updated 23 August 2013 2:09pm

Source: AFP

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"The explosion happened in the morning as people were watching the military parade and it left nine dead and dozens wounded, mostly women and children. The explosives were in a bag," Al-Alam said.

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