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Two Iranian students injured in shooting
Two Iranian students were wounded when bandits opened fire on their bus in oil-rich Khuzestan province as they toured sites from the war with Iraq, the Mehr news agency reported on Friday.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:55 March 30, 2008
Tehran: Two Iranian students were wounded when bandits opened fire on their bus in oil-rich Khuzestan province as they toured sites from the war with Iraq, the Mehr news agency reported on Friday.
The pair, who were on a state-organised trip, were taken to hospital after the shooting on Thursday evening, local official Mohammad Taghi Khademi was quoted as saying.
The area was locked down and a number of people arrested, said Khademi.
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