9 killed, many wounded in Iran explosion

Tehran : Nine Iranians were killed and many injured on Wednesday in a bomb attack on a military parade in the northwestern Kurdish town of Mahabad, Iran’s Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam said.

The explosion occurred early in the wee hours when people were watching the military parade.

The explosion left nine people dead and dozens wounded, mostly women and children. The explosives were in a bag, Al-Alam said.