2009 Pishin bombing

Terrorist attack in Iran Pishin bombing IranSistanBaluchistan.png Location of Sistan and Baluchestan Province within Iran Pishin in Sistan and Baluchestan Province 26 5 13 N 61 45 37 E inline,title October 18, 2009 UTC+04.30 Suicide bombing 43 150 Jundallah Suicide Bomb The 2009 Pishin bombing occurred on October 18, 2009, when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a meeting in the southeastern Iranian town of Pishin in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The attack killed at least 43 people including several notable Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, or Revolutionary Guards) commanders,Iranian commanders assassinated. BBC News. October 18, 2009. and injured a further 150. UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Iran. Xinhua. October 20, 2009. Among those killed were Noor Ali Shooshtari, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guard's ground forces, Rajab Ali, the commander in Sistan-Baluchestan, the commander for the town of Iranshahr and the commander of the Amir Al-Momenin unit.‘Elite’ generals among nearly 50 killed in Iran suicide attack. Daily Times of Pakistan. October 19, 2009. About 10 senior tribal figures were also among the dead.Suicide bomber kills 35 in attack on Iran Guards https://web.archive.org/web/20131021100908/http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/1561487.html 2013-10-21 Trend News Agency. October 18, 2009 The Revolutionary Guard leaders killed were buried two days later in a military funeral. The funeral was attended by thousands of mourners.Iran mourns suicide bomb victims. BBC News. October 20, 2009. Forty-three people were killed, and another died in the hospital. Iran blamed the United States for involvement in the attacks,Larijani Blames US for Terrorist Attack on IRGC Commanders https://web.archive.org/web/20120112174301/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8807261381 2012-01-12. Fars News Agency. October 18, 2009. as well as Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom for their support of the Jundallah terrorist group.Iran vows response to suicide blast. Al Jazeera. October 18, 2009. The United States denied involvement.Derakhsi, Reza (October 19, 2009). US, UK behind attack on Guards, claims Iran. The Independent. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed a "swift response" to the attacks;President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad orders swift action against Iran bombers. The Times of India. October 19, 2009. the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted him as saying, "The criminals will soon get the response for their inhuman crimes."Dareni, Ali Akbar; Murphy, Brian (October 18, 2009). Iran bombing kills 5 Revolutionary Guard leaders. Associated Press. The incident was condemned by the United Nations Security Council. The chargé d'affaires of Pakistan was summoned by the Iranian Foreign Ministry as the attack was thought to have been launched from Pakistani soil.Iran summons Pakistani charge d'affairs over deadly bomb attack. Xinhua. October 18, 2009. Iran accused Pakistani agents of involvement in the incident and called on Pakistan to apprehend the attackers.Iran accuses Pakistan over attack. BBC News. October 18, 2009. An Iranian delegation demanded Pakistan handover Jundullah chief Abdolmalek Rigi. This decision came after Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik denied Rigi was on Pakistani soil.Tehran to demand Pakistan hand over alleged attack mastermind https://web.archive.org/web/20091020064425/http://www.france24.com/en/20091019-iran-pakistan-baluchistan-attack-revolutionary-guards-mastermind-rebel 2009-10-20 . France 24. October 19, 2009. Pakistan handed over to Iran the brother of the Jundullah leader Abdolmalek Rigi.http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/14-bombings-in-iran-zj-03 Bombings in Iran October 19, 2009 Dawn 20 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091022074359/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/14-bombings-in-iran-zj-03 22 October 2009 dead Iran's police chief held Pakistan responsible for the attack.Police Chief Holds Pakistan Accountable for Terror Attack in Iran https://web.archive.org/web/20120111074624/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8807291507 2012-01-11. Fars News Agency. October 21, 2009. Several suspects were later arrested by Iran.Iran arrests suspects in attack on military chiefsJune 2024 medicmedic. Associated Press. October 21, 2009. Reaction – The Government and Media of Iran blamed the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel for the attack.June 2014 – Interior Minister Rehman Malik said, "we can even point out his [Abdul Malik Rigi's] exact location in Afghanistan".http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13+we+are+aware+of+indian+involvement+in+balochistan-za-02 India behind most terror attacks, says Malik October 22, 2009 Dawn 2009-10-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20091023082021/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13%2Bwe%2Bare%2Baware%2Bof%2Bindian%2Binvolvement%2Bin%2Bbalochistan-za-02 23 October 2009 dead See also 2007 Zahedan bombings (a previous Jundallah attack that targeted the Revolutionary Guards) References 2 Category:Suicide bombings in 2009 Category:Iran–Pakistan relations Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2009 Category:Terrorist incidents in Iran in the 2000s Category:2000s murders in Iran Category:2009 in Iran Category:2009 murders in Asia Category:2009 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in Iran Category:2000s in Sistan and Baluchestan province Category:Jundallah (Iran) Category:Assassinations in Iran Category:21st-century mass murders in Iran Category:October 2009 crimes in Asia Category:October 2009 in Asia Category:Attacks in Sistan and Baluchestan province