Iran seeks arrest of those involved in Pune blast

Offering its condolences to the family members of the victims of the Pune bomb blast, in which one Iranian student was also killed, Iran today asked Indian government to take serious steps to identify and arrest those involved in the ghastly act.

In a statement issued in New Delhi, the Iran embassy said it "condemns in the strongest possible words such terrorist acts and calls upon the government of India to, while ensuring the security of the Iranian nationals, take serious steps to identify and arrest those involved in the blast."

It said it was "offering condolence and sympathy to the family members of the victims of the terrorist act in which one Iranian student was killed and five others were injured."

In the first major attack after 26/11, terror struck Pune on Saturday as a powerful bomb ripped apart at a popular bakery-cum-cafe near the Chabad House, killing ten people, including two foreigners and injuring 57 others.