Iran has accused the UK of co-operating with bombers who killed eight people in attacks in the restive south-western city of Ahwaz on Tuesday.

“Britain must respond to the doubts of Iranians concerning the events,” said Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

Mr Mottaki said the masterminds of the bombing “or people of their mind” had been photographed with UK officials.

A UK Foreign Office spokesman in London has denied the accusation, saying Britain condemned terrorism.

“Any linkage between HMG (Her Majesty’s Government) and these terrorist attacks is completely without foundation,” said the official.

A little-known ethnic Arab separatist group has said it was behind the blasts inside a private bank and state environmental agency on Tuesday.

“Our heroes… in the military wing of The Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz attacked and destroyed the dens of the occupying enemy,” a statement posted on a website said.

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