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Iran suicide bomb kills 31

A SUICIDE bomber killed five senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guard and at least 26 others in an area of south-eastern Iran that has been at the centre of a simmering Sunni insurgency, state media reported yesterday.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2009 - 01:00

The official IRNA news agency said the dead included the deputy commander of the Guard’s ground force, General Noor Ali Shooshtari.

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Courts Place: south-eastern Iran Person: General Person: Noor Ali Shooshtari Organisation: Suicide Organisation: Revolutionary Guard Organisation: Sunni insurgency Organisation: IRNA

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