Nine Iranians have been killed and 20 wounded in a bomb attack on a military parade in the north-western Kurdish town of Mahabad, local media report.
Many of the dead and injured were women and children watching the parade, reports said.
A provincial governor blamed Kurdish separatists for the attack, Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said.
There have been reports of Kurdish political activists being arrested, tried and executed in recent months.
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