Iran denies link to Burgas attack

Iran's state TV is rejecting accusations of Tehran's involvement in an apparent suicide attack against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria that killed at least eight people.

Seven people were killed, five of them Israelis, and 34 people were injured, two of them seriously, when a blast tore through a bus shuttling Israeli tourists in the terminal of Sarafovo Airport.

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Iran officially condemned the attack. Tehran's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that, "The Islamic Republic of Iran, which is the biggest victim of terrorism, believes that endangering innocent lives is… an inhumane act and we strongly condemned it.

"Iran's position is to condemn all terrorist acts in the world," the statement added.  

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Israel and Bulgaria have launched a joint investigation into the terror attack, with collaboration from the FBI and CIA.

A commentary Thursday on Iran's state TV website called the claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others "ridiculous" and "sensational."

The bombing is the latest in a string of attacks and plots around the world that Israel has blamed on Iran.

Hezbollah, which is seen as Iran's proxy in Lebanon, has also denied any connection to the attack.

AP and AFP contributed to this report

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