Iran/Terrorism: Blasts kill at least 27 outside mosque in Zahedan

Media reported that at least 27 people, including elite Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, were killed and more than 270 others wounded in twin suicide bombings at a mosque in Zahedan in Iran’s south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan on Thursday.

Reportedly, the first bomb was detonated at the entrance to the mosque by a suicide bomber disguised in women’s Islamic clothing, killing the military personnel providing security. A second blast was triggered by a bomber as people gathered at the scene.

The terrorist group Jundallah claimed responsibility for the bombings on its website, saying it had carried them out in retaliation for the execution of the group's leader, Abdolmalek Rigi in June. The attack was allegedly directed against a gathering of the elite Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, known also as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRG).