Bomb blast near Iran jail, 14 injuried

TEHRAN. April 10. KAZINFORM. A bomb blast outside a prison in the southwest Iranian city of Ilam injured 14 on Saturday, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

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"The explosion, which took place during a visitation period, led to the injury of a number of individuals," Fars said, giving no further detail.

Bomb attacks are relatively rare in the Islamic Republic, which borders volatile Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.