Seven hurt as bombs explode in Iranian city

Two small bombs exploded in the northwestern Iranian city of Kermanshah today, wounding at least seven people, an official was…

Two small bombs exploded in the northwestern Iranian city of Kermanshah today, wounding at least seven people, an official was quoted as saying.

"The two blasts injured seven people at the governor's office and the trade organisation's building on Monday," the official IRNA news agency quoted the head of Kermanshah's medical faculty as saying.

Kermanshah's governor, Hossein Khosheghbal, told state television the blasts caused minor damage to government buildings and smashed some windows.

Kermanshah lies in Iran's western borderlands, which have suffered unrest among the Kurdish minority for almost 12 months. Several members of Iran's security forces and Kurds have died in street protests and gun-battles.

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