Date: December 23, 1980
Location: Tehran
Terrorist Group: Forqan
Incident Description:
At 7:45 a.m., a powerful bomb planted under the bridge at the intersection of 16 Azar and Professor Brown Streets exploded. The severe explosion damaged several shops and stores in the area. The bomb had been planted to assassinate Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili, the Prosecutor-General, along his route. It only caused damage to the front of his car. After planting the bomb under the bridge, the perpetrators ran two 50-to-60-meter wires from the bomb site to the other side of the street and detonated the bomb by connecting the wires. The Forqan group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
Sources:
Ettela’at, December 24, 1980, p.12; Jomhouri-e Eslami, December 24, 1980, p.2; Kayhan, December 23, 1980, p.9; Calendar of Sacred Defense History, Vol. 5, pp. 52 and 59