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Iranian opposition leader’s home attacked (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

** CORRECTS DATE OF ATTACK ** FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran. Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending the annual state-sponsored rally known as Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt…

Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran./p<br /></a> pIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he takes part in the Jerusalem Day demonstration in Tehran September 3, 2010.  REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt…

Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan (AP)

August 27th, 2010

A U.S. Army soldier of the 101st Airborne Division walks along a road during a day of joint missions with the Afghan Army, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday Aug. 26, 2010. Soldiers in Zhari operate in a district which is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and holds many well-armed insurgents who blend in with a support network providing them with explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Homemade bombs killed three U.S. troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Friday, and a roadside blast tore through a crowded market in the increasingly volatile north, killing…