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Iran accuses UK of cooperating with ahvaz bombers Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-01-25T173739Z_01_OLI536683_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-BRITAIN-BOMBING.xml&archived=False http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-01-25T173739Z_01_OLI536683_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-BRITAIN-BOMBING.xml&archived=False Iran accuses UK of cooperating with Ahvaz bombers Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:38 PM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday accused the British military of cooperating with bombers who killed eight people in southwest Iran, a claim Britain described as "ludicrous". A little-known group campaigning for independence for Iran's Arab minority claimed responsibility in a Web statement for Tuesday's attacks on a bank and government building in the oil city of Ahvaz. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said London's involvement was clear and that Tehran would make strong protests to Britain. "Yesterday's murders in Ahvaz were committed by those who proudly have their photographs taken with British officials. They enjoy the cooperation of British army commanders and use their facilities in Basra," he told a news conference. "We hope British officials take this seriously, put it on their agenda and act accountably." Iran has had a deep suspicion of Britain since the 19th century, when Britain and Russia jostled for diplomatic and military influence in Persia during the so-called "Great Game". Britain rebuffed the accusation in unusually blunt language and condemned the attacks. "The Iranian government's suggestion ... is obviously ludicrous and deserves to be treated with scorn by the whole international community," said a spokesman in Prime Minister Tony Blair's office. "Putting the blame on us rather than on the terrorists responsible underlines why there is such widespread international concern about this Iranian government, especially after its repugnant statements on Israel and the Holocaust." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Israel should be "wiped off the map" and rejects the Holocaust -- the killing of six million Jews by the Nazis and their allies between 1933 and 1945 -- as a myth. The claim of responsibility was posted on a Web site used by Iranian Arab militants. "Our heroes ... in the military wing of The Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz attacked and destroyed the dens of the occupying enemy," the statement said. Continued ... © Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.

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