Alireza Jahanbakhsh expresses sympathy with Iranian victims
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Loading...Tehran Times – ALKMAAR, Iranian international winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh did not celebrated his goal after scoring for his club AZ Alkmaar in the 5-1 win over Heracles on Sunday.
Former NEC Nijmegen star, who came on as a substitute on 83rd minute, needed just nine minutes to score with a rocket shot from edge of the penalty box.
“I did not celebrate due to the recent terrible accidents in which many Iranians died. I did this to show my sympathy with the families who lost their loved ones,” Jahanbakhsh said.
A total of 71 Iranian shiite pilgrims have been killed by a suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) near the Iraqi city of Hilla, 60 miles south of Baghdad on Thursday.
In another terrible accident, At least 44 died and 100 got wounded after two passenger trains collided in Iran’s north-central province of Semnan on Friday.
