TEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least 24 people and wounding 53 in the bloodiest assault to strike the country in recent years. The state-run IRNA news agency said the attack killed 24 people and wounded 53, citing “knowledgeable sources” without elaborating. State television immediately described the assailants as “takfiri gunmen,” a term previously used to describe the Islamic State group. But in the hours following the attack, state media and government officials seemed to come to the consensus that Arab separatists in the region were responsible. The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility in a message on its Amaaq news agency, but provided no evidence it carried out the assault.

Source: National Post September 22, 2018 06:17 UTC