Bomb attack kills 7 spectators at military parade in western Iran

Bomb attack kills 7 people in western Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says a bomb has exploded among a crowd of spectators at a military parade in western Iran, killing seven people and injured 20 others.

A report by the semi-official Mehr news agency quotes a provincial governor as saying Wednesday’s attack was likely carried out by Kurdish separatists.

That report says most of the victims of the blast in the town of Mahabad were women who had gathered to watch the parade, one of several events around the country to mark the anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq war.

The report quotes provincial police chief Gen. Mohammad Ali Nosrati as saying several people were killed and injured. He did not provide an exact number.