(New York Times) Nazila Fathi - Two separate bombs exploded Tuesday morning in the southern city of Ahwaz at a bank and a government building, leaving 8 people dead and 46 wounded, state-run news agencies reported. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been expected to meet his cabinet in the city, but the trip was canceled Monday evening because of bad weather. The explosions occurred at the time he had been expected to make a speech. Ahwaz is the capital of Khuzestan Province, bordering Iraq and home to a Sunni Arab minority.
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