30 bomb attacks foiled in Tehran
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said on Sunday that it had neutralized 30 simultaneous bomb attacks at populous areas of the capital Tehran and detained 28 terrorists linked to the Daesh group.
The Intelligence Ministry added in a statement that some of the members are of Daesh terrorist group and the perpetrators have a history of being affiliated with terrorist groups in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The ministry said its forces conducted operations in a time span of several days in the provinces of Tehran, Alborz and West Azarbaijan.
Bases used by the terrorists were detected and all the Daesh-linked agents involved in the plot were arrested.
The modus operandi employed by the terror teams, the ministry said, was by far more complex than that used by ordinary Takfiri groups and it remarkably conforms to the patterns practiced by the Israeli regime.
The ministry said the seized equipment includes a considerable amount of explosives and ready bombs, a package of 100 explosive primers and electronic devices used in time bombs, 17 US-made handguns and bullets, as well as diverse smart and satellite telecommunication devices, military outfits, and suicide vests.
The ministry affirmed that the plot of terror had been designed to coincide with the anniversary of last year’s protests in Iran.
The Daesh terrorist group has claimed several attacks in Iran, including deadly twin bombings in 2017 that targeted Iran’s Parliament and the tomb of the founder the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini.
More recently, the terrorist group claimed responsibility for an attack on a shrine last October, where 15 people were killed in the southwestern city of Shiraz.