Iran bomb blasts kill eight in oil-rich border capital

FOUR bombs exploded in the capital of an oil-rich province on the Iranian border with Iraq yesterday, killing at least eight people and wounding at least 36.

The bombings came days before the presidential vote and were the deadliest in Iran in more than a decade.

At least four women were among those killed in the explosions in Ahvaz, capital of the south-western Khuzestan province. At least two of the explosions were caused by car bombs, witnesses said.