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WORLD NEWS Thursday 8 June 2017

Islamic State claims stunning attack in heart of Iran

By AMIR VAHDAT Trump’s visit to Saudi Ara-
AYA BATRAWY bia, where he strongly as-
Associated Press serted Washington’s sup-
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Is- port for Riyadh.
lamic State group claimed The statement said Saudi
responsibility Wednesday Arabia “constantly sup-
for a pair of stunning at- ports” terrorists including
tacks on Iran’s parliament the Islamic State group,
and the tomb of its revo- adding that the IS claim of
lutionary leader, Ayatollah responsibility “reveals (Sau-
Ruhollah Khomeini, which di Arabia’s) hand in this
killed at least 12 people barbaric action.”
and wounded more than The “spilled blood of the in-
40. nocent will not remain un-
Tehran Police Chief Gen. avenged,” the Revolution-
Hossein Sajedinia an- ary Guard statement said.
nounced late Wednesday Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the
night that five suspects had country’s supreme leader,
been detained for interro- used the attacks to de-
gation, according to a re- fend Tehran’s involvement
port in the semi-official ISNA in wars abroad. He told a
news agency. Sajedinia did group of students that if
not offer any further details. Police officers control the scene, around of shrine of late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah “Iran had not resisted,” it
Reza Seifollahi, an official Khomeini, after an assault of several attackers in Tehran, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, would have faced even
in the country’s Supreme June 7, 2017. more troubles.
National Security Council, (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) “The Iranian nation will go
was quoted by the inde- against Shiite-ruled Iran. are going through such around the world. Iran has forward,” he added.
pendent Shargh daily as The White House released challenging times,” the also battled Saudi-backed The violence began in mid-
saying that the perpetra- a statement from Trump statement said. “We un- Sunni groups in both coun- morning when assailants
tors of the attacks were Ira- condemning the terrorist derscore that states that tries. Iran’s powerful Revo- with Kalashnikov rifles and
nian nationals. He did not attacks in Tehran and offer- sponsor terrorism risk fall- lutionary Guard indirectly explosives stormed the par-
elaborate. ing condolences, but also ing victim to the evil they blamed Saudi Arabia for liament complex where
The bloodshed shocked implying that Iran is itself a promote.” In recent years, the attacks. A statement is- a legislative session had
the country and came as sponsor of terrorism. Tehran has been heavily sued Wednesday evening been in progress. The siege
emboldened Sunni Arab “We grieve and pray for involved in conflicts in Syria stopped short of alleging lasted for hours, and one
states — backed by U.S. the innocent victims of the and Iraq against the Islam- direct Saudi involvement of the attackers blew him-
President Donald Trump — terrorist attacks in Iran, and ic State, but had remained but called it “meaningful” self up inside, according to
are hardening their stance for the Iranian people, who untouched by IS violence that the attacks followed Iran’s state TV.q

Emirati diplomat to AP: ‘Nothing to negotiate’ with Qatar

By JON GAMBRELL ing it have no plans to back tion. effort to mediate the crisis, “Enough is enough.”
Associated Press down. Gargash said Qatar “defi- Gargash said Emirati and Qatari officials declined to
DUBAI, United Arab Emir- Speaking in a rare inter- nitely” should expel mem- Saudi officials planned to immediately comment on
ates (AP) — A top Emirati view, Emirati Minister of bers of Hamas, stop its sup- concede nothing to Qa- Gargash’s comments. Its
diplomat said Wednesday State for Foreign Affairs An- port of terror groups “with tar, home to some 10,000 foreign minister has struck
“there’s nothing to nego- war Gargash told The Asso- al-Qaida DNA” around the American troops at a major a defiant tone in interviews,
tiate” with Qatar over a ciated Press that Qatar has world and rein in the many U.S. military base and the even after worried residents
growing diplomatic dis- “chosen to ride the tiger of media outlets it funds, chief host of the 2022 FIFA World emptied grocery stores in
pute about the energy-rich extremism and terrorism” among them the Doha- Cup. its capital of Doha as Saudi
nation’s alleged funding and now needed to pay based satellite news net- Their “fingerprints are all Arabia has blocked trucks
of terror groups, signaling the price, despite Qatar work Al-Jazeera. over the place” in terror carrying food from entering
Arab countries now isolat- long denying the allega- While applauding a Kuwaiti funding, Gargash said. the country.q