2005 Ahvaz unrest | |||
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Part of Arab separatism in Khuzestan | |||
![]() Iranian Khuzestan province | |||
Date | 15–18 April 2005 | ||
Methods | Demonstrations, riots | ||
Resulted in | Unrest quelled | ||
Parties | |||
Lead figures | |||
No centralized leadership | |||
Casualties | |||
Death(s) | 1–20 (Iranian sources)[1][2] 15–50 (external sources)[3][4] | ||
Injuries | dozens | ||
Arrested | hundreds arrested |
2005 Ahvaz unrest[2][5] or 15 April Ahvaz Protests[3] were violent riots, initiated by Iranian Arabs in the city of Ahvaz in southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan. The unrest erupted on 15 April 2005, and lasted for 4 days. Initially, the Iranian Interior Ministry stated that only one person had been killed, however an official at a hospital in Ahvaz said that there were between 15 and 20 mortal casualties.[2] Government officials blamed the unrest on Britain, whose troops based just across the border in southern Iraq.[6] Following the unrest, several bombings were carried out in Ahvaz, killing 28 people.[citation needed] In 2006, Iran executed five Arab separatists, convicted of carrying out the bombings in 2005.[6]
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