Iranian news is reporting that a gun battle broke out between police and insurgents after a bomb explosion in Zahedan. This is only a few days after a car bomb killed a number of Revolutionary Guards.
Fars quoted the governor of Zahedan, Hasan Ali Nouri, as saying the blast was a "sound bomb explosion"_ a device that creates a loud boom but that usually does not cause casualties.
Nouri said there was gunfire heard but that it was late at night and that police had cordoned off the area.
On Wednesday, a car bomb blew up a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards, killing 11, in Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province, which sits on the border with Pakistan.
A Sunni Muslim militant group called Jundallah, or God's Brigade, which has been blamed for past attacks on Iranian troops, has claimed responsibility for the Wednesday bombing.
Iran has accused the United States of backing militants to destabilize the country. Tensions between Tehran and Washington are growing over allegations of Iranian involvement in attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, and over Iran's nuclear activities.
Even if the US is supporting this group – which is probably not happening, it would only be payback for what Iran is doing in Iraq. It is considerably more likely that this group is getting funding and direction from the Saudis.
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