19 alleged oil city bombers to go on trial in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 10 – Nineteen people accused of involvement in a spate of deadly bombings in the Arab-dominated city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, will go on trial later this month, press reports said on Monday.
Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Jul. 10 – Nineteen people accused of involvement in a spate of deadly bombings in the Arab-dominated city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, will go on trial later this month, press reports said on Monday.

The trials will be begin on 16, 17, and 18 July for those charged with masterminding three separate bombings in Ahwaz earlier this year and in 2005.

In March, the commander of the State Security Forces announced that all those responsible for the bombings had been arrested and had ties to Britain.

Ahwaz, the provincial capital of oil-rich Khuzestan Province, has been the scene of unremitting anti-government protests since early 2005.