Suspects Held in Pair of Weekend Bombings
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More than 20 suspects have been detained in connection with weekend bombings in Ahvaz, Iran, that killed six people, the state-run radio reported.
Iran has blamed Britain for the twin bombings, and hard-line newspapers called for downgrading relations with London. Britain charges that Iran has given Iraqi insurgents explosives technology to bomb British troops.
Each country denies the other’s claims.
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