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At least 38 Shiites were killed today in Irans southeastern port city of Chahbahar when a pair of suicide bombers targeted mourners outside of the Imam Hussein Mosque. The mourners were commemorating Ashoura, a key Shiite religious date.
So far no group has claimed responsibility but it is widely suspected to be the work of Jundallah, a Sunni militant group with designs of Baloch separatism and a history of ties to both al-Qaeda and the United States.
The US had been confirmed to have a covert relationship with Jundallah for years, having been all but overtly backing them in the wake of their split with al-Qaeda. The groups former leaders, the Rigi brothers, claimed the US provided both funding and ideas for sites to attack.

At Least 38 Killed in Iran Mosque Bombing -- News from Antiwar.com