- Iran says it has proof that Britain was involved in a
double bomb attack last week that killed six people and injured more than
100 in the restive south-western city of Ahvaz.
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- The British embassy in Tehran immediately rejected the
allegations, which came amid mounting tensions between Tehran and London
over suspected Iranian meddling in Iraq and the Islamic republic's nuclear
program.
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- "Information obtained by the concerned organs show
that Britain is the main accused in the recent events," Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki told state television.
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- "The information shows that Britain is seeking to
create insecurity in our country by interfering in our internal affairs,"
he added, warning the consequences "could be worrying for the British".
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- Britain says the allegations are baseless.
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- "We reiterate our total rejection of these accusations
as well as our condemnation of these terrorist attacks," a senior
british diplomat told AFP.
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- "We have made it clear to the Iranian authorities
that the British government and British forces in Iraq stand ready to assist
in preventing attacks of this kind."
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- The bomb attacks on Saturday killed six people and injured
more than 100 in Ahvaz, the capital of the oil-rich Khuzestan province,
and on Tuesday police said they had defused a large bomb planted under
a bridge in the city.
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- Several Iranian officials, including President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, have already said that Britain was a suspect, but had generally
stopped short of claiming they possessed evidence directly implicating
Britain.
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