In retaliation, suicide bombers trained by Tehran massacred civilians in Tel Aviv, London and New York
Timothy Garton Ash, Thursday April 20, 2006, The Guardian
May
7 2009 will surely go down in history alongside September 11 2001.
“5/7”, as it inevitably became known, saw massive suicide bombings in
Tel Aviv, London and New York, as well as simultaneous attacks on the
remaining western troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Total casualties were
estimated at around 10,000 dead and many more wounded. The attacks,
which included the explosion of a so-called dirty bomb in London, were
orchestrated by a Tehran-based organisation for “martyrdom-seeking
operations” established in 2004. “5/7” was the Islamic Republic of
Iran’s response to the bombing of its nuclear facilities, which
President Hillary Clinton had ordered in March 2009. [read more]