7 Bombings Shatter Calm in Iran, Killing 10 as Election Day Nears  
By NAZILA FATHI (NYT) 949 words 
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 1 , Column 5 New York Times
FOREIGN DESK | June 13, 2005, Monday 

ABSTRACT - Seven bomb blasts in Iran leave at least 10 
dead and 80 wounded five days before elections there; 
no group takes responsibilty; Interior Ministry says 
timing of bombings suggests they were meant to 
intimidate Iranians into not voting to choose successor to 
Pres Mohammad Khatami; Iranian dissidents and others 
opposed to Islamic fundamentalist establishment make no 
secret of their dislike for its leaders, but most 
dissent in Iran is expressed through unauthorized 
demonstrations; political violence is extremely rare; four of 
bombings are in city of Ahvaz near Iraqi border, where 
ethnic Arabs are in majority; three blasts occur in 
Tehran; photos; map (M)