October 19 2009
A suicide bomber on Sunday attacked a gathering of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and tribal leaders in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan near the border with Pakistan, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The blast in Sarbaz killed 40 people, including six Guard commanders, and wounded 28 others, said Iranian security officials.
The slain commanders included Gen. Noor Ali Shooshtari, commander of the Guard's ground force, and Rajab Ali Mohammadzadeh, a chief...
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