TEHRAN - Iranian state media say several senior officers of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards are among at least 29 people killed in a suicide bomb attack Sunday in southeastern Iran.

The attack took place during a meeting between the Revolutionary Guards and tribal leaders. The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) says a man wearing an explosive vest blew himself up at the meeting.

Iranian media say at least five senior commanders were killed in the attack. Gen. Noor Ali Shooshtari, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards, and Rajab Ali Mohammad-Zadeh, the chief provincial commander, were among the dead.

Details of Sunday’s events are still sketchy. Iran’s Press TV Online says there were two separate terrorist explosions. One was at the meeting, while another targeted the Revolutionary Guards traveling in a convoy nearby.

The Revolutionary Guards accused the West of the attack, referring to the United States as a force of “global arrogance.”

No group has claimed responsibility so far. Iranian media say a Sunni insurgent group, Jundollah, is behind the bombing. Iran accuses the United States of backing the group.

The bombing happened in Sistan-Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, and is the frequent scene of clashes between security forces, Sunni rebels and drug traffickers.

Source:  VOA News