Whoever turns out really to have done this, do you think there will be worldwide protests at the desecration of the mosque? Or are such protests reserved only for when American or Israeli troops respond to fire that comes at them from mosques?
“Iran mosque bombing kills 15 worshippers,” from AFP, May 28 (thanks to Sr. Soph):
TEHRAN (AFP) “” A bomb blast at a Shiite mosque in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Thursday killed 15 worshippers and wounded 50, the provincial governor general told state television.
The evening explosion struck the Amir al-Momenin mosque in Zahedan, the restive capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province, which has a subtantial Sunni minority, the official IRNA agency reported.
“The bomb exploded at the time of evening prayer and killed a number of worshippers,” Ali Mohammad Azad, the governor general of the province bordering Pakistan and Afghansitan told state television.
“So far 15 people who were killed have been identified and 50 others have been wounded. They have been transferred to city hospitals.”
Fars news agency reported a higher toll, saying 20 people were killed and 55 wounded.
It said the mosque is the second biggest Shiite mosque in Zahedan and is also a “gathering place for revolutionary Shiites.”
The agency said no group had so far claimed responsibility for the bombing, and that security and police services were in control of the area….