Tehran - Iran has arrested three suspects linked to the weekend suicide bombing in the south-eastern province of Sistan- Beluchistan, the news agency Fars reported Tuesday. The provincial prosecutor, Mohammad Marzieh, told Fars about the arrest of the three suspects, but declined to give further details, citing security reasons.
The three were the first to be arrested after Sunday's bombing which killed forty-two people, including at least seven senior commanders of the Revolutionary Guards.
Another 28 were wounded and were still in critical condition.
The attack has strained ties between Iran and Pakistan as the radical group Jundollah (Soldiers of God), which has already claimed responsibility for the attack, is based in neighbouring Pakistan.
The Mehr news agency meanwhile reported Tuesday that two policemen were killed in Sistan-Beluchistan.
A local police spokesman said that the policemen were killed in the provincial Iranshahr by attackers but refrained to give further details and whether they were linked to Jundollah.
