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Oct. 8, 2007 / 11:43 AM

Bomb hits store in central Iran

SHIRAZ, Iran, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- An apparent bomb has injured several people in the center of the Iranian city of Shiraz, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported Monday.

No one was reported killed, although a number of people were injured in the blast.

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The explosion ripped through a store in the city, which is located in Fars province, the report said.

Canadian RCMP arrests 3 in connection to slaying of prominent Sikh separatist

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Mexican authorities charge 3 linked to disappearance of Australian brothers

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Mexican authorities charge 3 linked to disappearance of Australian brothers

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London Mayor Khan wins 3rd term as ruling Tories see big losses across Britain

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Russian crypto criminal pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charges

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Kremlin says Ukraine targeting forces in Crimea with U.S.-made mobile missiles

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Houston braces for more heavy rain as overflowing rivers force evacuations

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May 4 (UPI) -- On May 4, 1904, construction began on the Panama Canal.

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