Iran: Photos from bomb explosion

Posted 12 April 2008 22:11 GMT

Countries	Iran
Topics	Photography, Religion

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Erfan from Shiraz has published several photos from bomb explosion at a mosque in southern Iranian city Shiraz where at least 8 people were killed. The blogger said he was afraid of showing his camera and he took all photos by his mobile.Iranian government announced that explosion was not caused by a bomb.

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