Iran blames Israel, US for military parade shooting that killed 29

Iran blames Israel, US for military parade shooting that killed 29
Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual military parade in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday (Sep. 22), killing 29 and wounding dozens of people, Iranian regime TV reported. 12 of those killed are reported to be members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said.

The semi-official Fars news agency said two gunmen opened fire on the large crowd of spectators and then attempted to attack the viewing stand for official dignitaries before being shot and wounded by Iranian security militias.

The rare attack targeted Khuzestan, a province bordering Iraq that has a large Arab community, many of them Sunni, and was a major battleground of the devastating 1980-88 conflict between Iran and Iraq.

Saturday’s rally was one of many in cities across Iran held to mark the anniversary of the launch of the war with massive Iraqi air strikes.

Attacks on regime targets inside major cities are far rarer.

On June 7, 2017, 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in simultaneous attacks in Tehran on parliament and on the tomb of revolutionary leader Ruhollah Khomeini.

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