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Iranian tour bus attacked in Iraq
NAJAF/TEHRAN, March 7 (MNA) -- A car bomb exploded near the bus of a group of Iranian pilgrims in the holy city of Najaf on Saturday morning, killing at least one Iranian national and injuring 37 others.
Although the Mehr News Agency reported that only one person had been killed in the Iraqi city, Reuters, Press TV, and a number of other news outlets reported that four Iranians had been killed.
The explosion tore through an Iranian tour bus parked at a garage near the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (AS).
Seventeen Iraqis were also injured in the incident.
Most of the injured pilgrims transferred to hospitals only suffered minor injuries and were treated quickly and discharged.
However, three Iranian nationals required surgery at Al-Hakeem hospital in Najaf.
The blast came a day before Iraq’s parliamentary election.
On Friday, the Al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist group threatened to ruin the election process and to kill anyone who votes.
Iran denounces terrorist attack as crime against humanity
On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast condemned the terrorist attack as a crime against humanity.
The Foreign Ministry also announced that the tour bus that was attacked was not part of an officially approved tour arranged by Iran’s Haj and Pilgrimage Organization.
Although the Mehr News Agency reported that only one person had been killed in the Iraqi city, Reuters, Press TV, and a number of other news outlets reported that four Iranians had been killed.
The explosion tore through an Iranian tour bus parked at a garage near the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (AS).
Seventeen Iraqis were also injured in the incident.
Most of the injured pilgrims transferred to hospitals only suffered minor injuries and were treated quickly and discharged.
However, three Iranian nationals required surgery at Al-Hakeem hospital in Najaf.
The blast came a day before Iraq’s parliamentary election.
On Friday, the Al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist group threatened to ruin the election process and to kill anyone who votes.
Iran denounces terrorist attack as crime against humanity
On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast condemned the terrorist attack as a crime against humanity.
The Foreign Ministry also announced that the tour bus that was attacked was not part of an officially approved tour arranged by Iran’s Haj and Pilgrimage Organization.
