An Iranian general on Monday accused Pakistan, Britain and the US of aiding Sunni rebels responsible for a suicide attack on Sunday that killed 42 people, including seven military commanders.
The suicide bomber blew himself up at a meeting of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and local tribesmen in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province. Iranian officials said the attack was claimed by Sunni militant rebel leader Abdolmalek Rigi, whose Jundullah group has been waging war against the Shiite rule of Iran for several years.
Repatriation: Revolutionary Guards Corps chief General Muhammad Ali Jafari said on Monday an Iranian delegation would head to Pakistan to deliver "proof" that Islamabad is supporting Rigi. "The delegation will ask for him (Rigi) to be handed over," Jafari was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. Jafari also charged that Rigi takes orders from the intelligence services of Britain, Pakistan and the US. "He is supported by them and without doubt he is acting under their orders and plans," he claimed, adding, "There will have to be retaliatory measures to punish them (the US and the UK)", Fox News reported.
Not us: Washington and the UK have denied any involvement, the AFP news agency reported. "Reports of alleged US involvement are completely false," US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in a statement on Sunday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, meanwhile, has said his country is ready to help Iran fight "terrorism". An Iranian general on Monday accused Pakistan, Britain and the US of |