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Iran announces arrests in Islamic State-claimed blasts that killed scores

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Iranian authorities have arrested 11 people linked to Wednesday’s bomb blasts in the central Iranian city of Kerman that killed dozens of people, the country’s Intelligence Ministry said in a statement published in state media. Two suspects “supporting and supplying” the two alleged suicide bombers were arrested … Read more

Death toll in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts rises to 91

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TEHRAN, Iran — The death toll from a suicide bombing in Iran claimed by the Islamic State group has risen to at least 91, state TV reported Saturday. The TV quoted Babak Yektaparast, a spokesman for the country’s emergency services, as saying an 8-year boy and a 67-year-old man who were wounded in the attack … Read more