2005–06 Ahvaz bombings
The Ahvaz bombings was a series of bomb explosions, that took place mostly in Ahvaz, Iran in 2005 and 2006, and were blamed on Ahvaz separatist organizations of Arabs. The bombings were linked to the violent '15 April unrest' in Ahvaz, prior to the bombings. Some 28 people were killed and 225 wounded in Ahvaz bombings.
| Ahvaz bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Arab separatism in Khuzestan | |
| Location | Ahvaz, Iran |
| Date | sporadically from 12 June 2005 to 3 March 2006 |
| Target | various government and public buildings |
Attack type | bombings |
| Deaths | at least 28 |
| Injured | at least 225 |
| Perpetrators | responsibility claimed by the Ahvazi Revolutionary Martyrs' Brigades |
| Motive | Alleged retaliation for suppression of 2005 Ahvaz unrest |
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