US puts Iran Sunni rebel group on terror list
The United States on Wednesday named an Iranian Sunni Muslim rebel group blamed for repeated attacks within the Islamic Republic to its list of foreign terrorist organizations. The group, Jundollah, was blamed for a July attack by suicide bombers on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in southeast Iran that killed at least 28 people. It has engaged in repeated attacks since 2003, the US State Department said.
"Jundollah uses a variety of terrorist tactics, including suicide bombings, ambushes, kidnappings and targeted assassinations," the US State Department said in a statement, adding that the movement's leaders have "confirmed its commitment to continue its terrorist activities." (AP)
