:MIDDLE EAST: Iran thwarts 30 terror bomb attacks in Tehran
In a statement on Sunday, the Iranian intelligence ministry reported of thwarting a plot to carry out 30 simultaneous bombings in Tehran and arresting 28 terrorists in different provinces across the country.
The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that 30 bomb attacks have been thwarted in Tehran and 28 terrorists have been arrested.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Intelligence disclosed that a series of synchronized operations were carried out in Tehran, Alborz, and West Azerbaijan provinces over the past few days, targeting several terrorist bases and hideouts.
According to the ministry’s statement, the explosions had been planned exactly for the anniversary of last year’s riots with the aim of undermining security authority and presenting a negative image of the security situation in Iran, causing panic and fear in the society and inciting riots and protests.
“In recent days, during a series of simultaneous operations in Tehran, Alborz and West Azarbaijan provinces, Iran’s intelligence forces attacked several terrorist sleeper cells and teams of them in houses and arrested 28 members of that terrorist network,” the statement added.
“These terrorists were affiliated with the criminal group of Daesh and some had a history of working with Takfiri terrorists in Syria or presence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Kurdistan region of Iraq,” it added.
Despite being affiliated with Daesh, the ministry noted, this terror plot was more sophisticated than typical strategies employed by the terror group and showed hallmarks of known methods attributed to the Israeli regime.
It further said that in one of the operations to apprehend a team of terrorist in a house, two of the intelligence forces sustained injuries.
It added that a large volume of pistols, rifles, explosive devices, and amounts of cash were confiscated from the terrorists.
