Iran blames Pakistan for attack

Iran's president has accused Pakistan of having links to the bombers who carried out a suicide attack on Sunday in the republic's Sunni-majority southeast that left at least 42 people dead. The Fars news agency on Monday quoted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying that he knew "some security agents in Pakistan are co-operating with the main elements of this terrorist incident" in Sistan-Baluchestan province. "We regard it as our right to demand these criminals from them", he said, without giving further details. The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Major-General Muhammad Ali Jafari, named the prime suspect behind the bombing as Abd ul-Malik Rigi - who is believed to be based in Pakistan. Jafari said Tehran would send a delegation to Islamabad to deliver "proof to them so they know that the Islamic Republic is aware of Pakistan's support".