Thebus belonged to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and a witness told IRNA that the car exploded as thebusarrived to pick up military personnel at a barracks.
"You wouldn't think after the ship nightmare, that on thebus ride to New Orleans, thebus would break down, " passenger Jacob Combs said after thebusarrived in New Orleans following a 45-minute roadside delay.
The gunmen arrived just as thebus that transports the compound's expatriates to the airport was leaving, which survivors said indicates prior knowledge of the transport schedule.