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Iran remembers victims of 1981 Tehran bombing

Monday, 27 June 2016 10:18 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 27 June 2016 10:18 AM ]

In 1981, scores of top Iranian officials were killed in a powerful bomb explosion targeting the headquarters of the Islamic Republic Party in Tehran.

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In 1981, scores of top Iranian officials were killed in a powerful bomb explosion targeting the headquarters of the Islamic Republic Party in Tehran. The attack has been one of the most vicious terrorist attacks in the history of the Islamic Republic.
Millions of Iranian Muslims have attended mosques to mark Laylat al-Qadr or the Night of Destiny. Shia and Sunni Muslims attach great significance to special prayers during this specific night because they believe it is the time when Islam's holy book, the Qur’an, was revealed to Prophet Muhammad.
Multiple bomb explosions in eastern Lebanon have left six people dead and nineteen others injured. Several assailants detonated their explosives in a crowded area in the Christian village of Qaa near the Syrian border. So far, there's been no claim of responsibility, but Hezbollah's al-Manar TV is blaming Daesh for the attacks.
Weapons shipped to Jordan by the United States and Saudi Arabia, intended for the so-called moderate Syrian opposition, have reportedly ended up in the black market. The arms, worth millions of dollars, have been stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms dealers.
In Bahrain, supporters of top Shia cleric Ayatollah Isa Qassim continue their sit-in outside his house in protest to the regime’s revocation of his citizenship. The protesters chanted slogans in support of Sheikh Isa Qassim. More protest rallies were also held in solidarity with the cleric across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights has slammed AL Khalifah regime for its heavy-handed crackdown on voices of dissent. The prominent rights group says Manama has been torturing its political prisoners, including minors, since 2011. It adds that the regime is violating the international law by torturing its citizens.
China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang says Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has increased uncertainties in the global economy. He said despite the Brexit vote, China is eager to see a prosperous Britain, and a united as well as stable European Union.
Thousands of Mexican people have staged a rally in support of teachers. The protesters in Mexico City vented their anger at the government’s education reform plan, which seeks to end the practice of inheriting or selling teaching positions.

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