Mahabad parade bombing

The Mahabad parade bombing was a bombing that took place on September 18, 2010 in the Iranian city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. The bombing occurred during a military parade, which came at the 30th anniversary of start of the Iran–Iraq War.[2] As a result of the bombing 12 civilians were killed and at least 35 wounded.[2] According to the Los Angeles Times, the number of wounded was 75, 12 of them badly injured.[1] The number of wounded victims had reached 81, reported by medics, according to france 24. [3] Vahid Jalalzadeh, the provincial governor said that most of the people affected by the attack were women and children, according to the guardian. [4] According to the CS monitor, It was reported that the bomb was placed out of sight, close to the seats of senior Iranian military personnel. [5]

Mahabad parade bombing
Location	Mahabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran
Date	September 18, 2010 (UTC+4½)
Target	Military parade
Attack type	Bombing
Deaths	12[1][2]
Injured	35[2]–75[1]

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however the local governor blamed the attack on "counter-revolutionary groups".[2] Later, Abdolrasoul Mahmoudabadi, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the province, attributed the bombing to former officers of the Iraqi Ba'ath party and American mercenaries.[6]