TEHRAN: The death toll in a suicide bomb attack in Sistan area in Iran has risen to 49.
Earlier 35 people were killed by a suicide bomber including seven senior Revolutionary Guards commanders and other notable people in one of the deadliest attacks on Iran's elite military institution.
The attack occurred early on Sunday in the Pishin district of Sistan province in the country's southeast near the border with Pakistan and injured several dozen as officers were preparing to stage a meeting.
Two high-ranking commanders among those dead included the deputy head of the Guards' ground forces, General Nourali Shoushtari, and the Guards' commander in the Sistan-Baluchistan province, General Rajabali Mohammadzadeh.
Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani accused the United States of being involved in the explosion, but the White House denied any involvement and condemned the attack.
Media reports said that Jundullah hiding in Pakistan claimed responsibility for the blast.
The Revolutionary Guards is an elite force loyal to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader.
Earlier 35 people were killed by a suicide bomber including seven senior Revolutionary Guards commanders and other notable people in one of the deadliest attacks on Iran's elite military institution.
The attack occurred early on Sunday in the Pishin district of Sistan province in the country's southeast near the border with Pakistan and injured several dozen as officers were preparing to stage a meeting.
Two high-ranking commanders among those dead included the deputy head of the Guards' ground forces, General Nourali Shoushtari, and the Guards' commander in the Sistan-Baluchistan province, General Rajabali Mohammadzadeh.
Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani accused the United States of being involved in the explosion, but the White House denied any involvement and condemned the attack.
Media reports said that Jundullah hiding in Pakistan claimed responsibility for the blast.
The Revolutionary Guards is an elite force loyal to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader.
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