TEHRAN, Iran — A prominent Iranian lawmaker said an attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz that killed 24 people was the result of negligence by security forces, semi-official ISNA news agency reported Saturday. “The cameraman begged a sniper to shoot the attackers, but the sniper waited for his commander’s order,” he said, describing the video. Ninety-two lawmakers and the intelligence and interior ministers reviewed the video of last Saturday’s attack. “There were eight or nine snipers who were easily able to kill the terrorists in 30 seconds,” Falahatpisheh said. Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire on an annual Iranian military parade in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing 24 people and wounding over 60 in the deadliest terror attack to strike the country in nearly a decade.

Source: Washington Post September 29, 2018 09:03 UTC