70,000 Iranian suicide bombers ready to fight Israel

Tens of thousands of Iranian students said to respond to hardliners' call to avenge Israeli offensive in Gaza
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More than 70,000 Iranian student volunteers have registered to carry out suicide bombings against Israel because of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip.

According to the official IRNA news agency, hard-line student leader Esmaeil Ahmadi said the students want to fight Israel in support of Hamas – Gaza's Islamic militant rulers.

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Iran: Volunteer suicide bombers seek to attack Israel / Associated Press

Hard-line student leaders claim over 10,000 people across Islamic Republic have registered for volunteer suicide attacks is Israel since Gaza offensive began

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Five hard-line student groups and a conservative clerical group launched a registration drive last week to ask the government to allow them to stage the suicide attacks.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government has not responded to the call yet.

The government never responded to similar requests in the past. This raises the likelihood that the calls are mainly for propaganda purposes.