Mahabad parade bombing
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Mahabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran| Mahabad parade bombing | |
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| Location | Mahabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Date | September 22, 2010 (UTC+4½) |
| Target | Military parade |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 12[1][2] |
| Injured | 35[2]–75[1] |
The Mahabad parade bombing was a bombing that took place on September 22, 2010 in the Iranian city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. The bombing occurred during a military parade, which came at the 30th anniversary of start of the Iran–Iraq War.[2] As a result of the bombing 12 civilians were killed and at least 35 wounded.[2] According to the Los Angeles Times, the number of wounded was 75, 12 of them badly injured.[1] The number of wounded victims had reached 81, reported by medics, according to France 24.[3] Vahid Jalalzadeh, the provincial governor said that most of the people affected by the attack were women and children, according to the guardian.[4] According to the CS monitor, It was reported that the bomb was placed out of sight, close to the seats of senior Iranian military personnel.[5]
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however the local governor blamed the attack on "counter-revolutionary groups".[2] Later, Abdolrasoul Mahmoudabadi, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the province, attributed the bombing to former officers of the Iraqi Ba'ath party and American mercenaries.[6]