Report: Blast in mosque kills at least 20 in southeast Iran

The crowd had gathered at the mosque in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan to commemorate the death anniversary of the daughter of the prophet of Islam, Press TV reported. The official IRNA news agency quoted Ali Mohammad Azad, the governor general of Sistan-Baluchistan province with Zahedan as the capital, as saying that 15 people were killed and 80 others were wounded. He said "a terrorist" was involved in the explosion, which happened at 7:45 p.m. (1515 GMT) Thursday. Police were investigating the blast and no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the bombing, according to Press TV. Within minutes of the blast, a second explosive was found and defused at the mosque, it added. The mosque was partially destroyed by the blast and aid groups and medics rushed to the scene, Press TV said, Kazinform cites Xinuanet. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.