The 2009 Pishin bombing occurred on October 18, 2009, when a

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detonated explosives at a meeting in the southeastern

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ian town of Pishin in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The attack killed at least 43 people including several notable

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(IRGC, or Revolutionary Guards) commanders, and injured a further 150. UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Iran

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. 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. About 10 senior tribal figures were also among the dead. The Revolutionary Guard leaders killed were buried two days later in a military funeral. The funeral was attended by thousands of mourners. 43 people were killed, and another died in the hospital. Iran blamed the

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for involvement in the attacks, as well as

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and the

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for their support of the Jundallah terrorist group. The United States denied involvement.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

vowed a "swift response" to the attacks; the

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(IRNA) quoted him as saying, "The criminals will soon get the response for their inhuman crimes." The incident was condemned by the

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. The

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was summoned by the

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as the attack was thought to have been launched from Pakistani soil. Iran accused Pakistani agents of involvement in the incident and called on Pakistan to apprehend the attackers. An Iranian delegation is expected to head to Pakistan to demand the handover of Jundullah chief Abdolmalek Rigi. This decision came after Pakistan's Interior Minister

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denied Rigi was on Pakistani soil. Pakistan handed over to Iran the brother of the Jundullah leader Abdolmalek Rigi. Iran's police chief held Pakistan responsible for the attack. Several suspects were later arrested by Iran.Iran arrests suspects in attack on military chiefs

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. October 21, 2009.

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– The Government and Media of Iran blamed the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel for the attack. – Interior Minister

said, "we can even point out his bdul Malik Rigi'sexact location in Afghanistan". – The United States Government denied involvement in the attacks, but later some documentations showed that the US government under Bush administration was alleged with supporting and supplying the Jundullah group.

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