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Iran says no national killed in Iraq bombings

Iran Materials 4 December 2010 15:15 (UTC +04:00)

The Director General of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization for International Affairs Mehdi Shahsavari said no Iranian pilgrim is killed in Saturday attacks in Baghdad.

"Three attacks came in Baghdad on Saturday, one of the bombs went off as a bus heading to Kazemain. The attack left 6 Iranians injured, but they are now in good health conditions," Shahsavari told ISNA.

He added, "the bus was carrying pilgrims including 6 Iranian men and five women from other countries who travelled to Iraq individually."

He added the second and the third explosions came respectively in Baghdad entrance bridge and behind a garage in Kazemain.

The Iranian official added windows of a bus were broken during the second terrorist attack, and that a house was destroyed after the third explosion.

Iraqi security forces said on Saturday that 7 Iranian pilgrims were killed and 60 others were injured following separate attacks in different parts of Baghdad.

The bombings came whereas elements behind suicide attacks in residents of Iranian pilgrims have been recently arrested.

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