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TEHRAN, May 31 (UPI) -- An Iranian Kish Air passenger flight returned safely to Ahvaz airport after a crew member found a bomb in the plane's toilet, authorities said.
The bomb was discovered late Saturday as the plane was en route to Tehran from Khuzestan province with 131 aboard, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
The plane returned to Ahvaz and security officials safely defused the bomb, CNN reported.
Oil-rich Khuzestan has seen increasing civil unrest. Arab residents complain the region produces much oil but that little of the money stays in the province to aid local people, Fars said.
The region's Arab population is seeking greater representation in central government and demanding that more attention be paid to local needs, CNN reported.
The Iranian government has said foreign interference is to blame for the strife in the region.
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