At least 29 people, including children, have been killed in a terrorist attack on a military parade in south-west Iran, responsibility for which has been claimed by both Islamic State and a separatist group. Photographs taken in the aftermath of the attack showed soldiers carrying wounded children away from the scene. It was suspected of being a political killing but officials have not blamed the Iranian state to date. “Iran International has shamefully broadcast an interview with the spokesperson of the terrorist group behind today’s terrorist attack in Ahwaz. Islamic State also claimed responsibility for the attack on the parade, at which it wrongly suggested the Iranian president was speaking.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2018 07:57 UTC