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The Cubs are not part of the Tribune Co bankruptcy, but the court must OK any deal.MLB officials will likely hold a special meeting to vote on the matter via telephone because the next owners' meeting is not scheduled until August.(Reporting by Ben Klayman; Editing by Andre Grenon) Sports Deals France autographed baseball . DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - A Sunni opposition group called Jundallah said on Friday it was behind a blast in a crowded Shi'ite mosque that killed 25 people on Thursday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said bluejays hat . The Dubai-based station said a man called the channel saying it was a suicide attack aimed at Iranian Basij forces meeting inside the mosque to coordinate election strategy It was not possible to verify the claim bluejays hats . Thursday's explosion, which some officials and media suggested was a suicide bombing, took place on a religious holiday in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim country More than 80 people were wounded bluejays jerseys . The official IRNA news agency put the death toll at 25 and named most of the victims, all males Other media gave lower figures. Jalal Sayyah, of the governor's office in Sistan-Baluchestan province, said earlier three people had been arrested over the blast in the city of Zahedan, in a region where many of Iran's minority Sunnis live.. DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--Research and Markets( http://) hasannounced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "All OtherTransportation Equipment Manufacturing Industry in the U.S and its ForeignTrade [2009 Edition]" to their offering.
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