*TEHRAN – Aleast 10 people were killed and over 20 people, including achild and a woman, were injured in a terrorist attack on a military paradein the south-western Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, state televisionreported.*
Iran was holding a number of parades in cities including the capital Tehranand the port of Bandar Abbas on the Gulf to mark the start of the country’s1980-88 war with Iraq.
Shooting broke out several minutes into the parade and lasted for tenminutes, which featured troops from the Iranian Army’s 92nd armoureddivision, Iran’s ISNAlinknewsagency reported.
“Shooting began by several gunmen from behind the stand during the parade.There are several killed and injured,” a correspondent told statetelevision.
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The agency’s Twitter account has released a set of photos showing theaftermath of the attack.
