Iran Condemns 'All Terrorist Acts' after Bulgaria Attack
Iran said on Thursday it strongly condemns "all terrorist acts" after a suicide bombing in Bulgaria killed six people including five Israelis.
"The Islamic republic, the biggest victim of terrorism, believes terrorism endangers the lives of innocents... is inhumane and so strongly condemns" it, Arabic-language television channel al-Alam cited foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast as saying.
"Iran's position is to condemn all terrorist acts in the world," he added.
On Wednesday, a suicide bomber dressed as a tourist attacked Israeli tourists at Bulgaria's Burgas airport.
The blast ripped through a bus carrying Israeli tourists who had just arrived by plane from Tel Aviv, killing five of them as well as the vehicle's Bulgarian driver, officials said.
Israeli leaders led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately accused Iran and Hizbullah of being behind the deadly attack.
And on Thursday Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that his country was facing "a global wave of terrorism" sponsored by Tehran.
Iran dismissed their accusations.
"The Zionist regime, which is responsible for terrorist acts organized in Lebanon, Palestine and against the Iranian nuclear scientists ... is launching baseless accusations against other countries to forget its own terrorist nature," said Mehmanparast.
Earlier on Thursday, Iranian state television too dismissed the Israeli accusations.
"The prime minister (of Israel) has accused Iran of being involved in the attack in statements that are ridiculous and repetitive," the state television said in an article posted on its website.
"This is not the first time he made such statements. Last winter after the attacks.... in Thailand and India, he made statements against Iran without evidence and which have never been proved," the website said.
These accusations "are part of a new scenario to create an anti-Iranian atmosphere" in the world, the television said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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