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IRGC forces arrest riot ringleaders in Iran’s Khuzestan
In a statement released on Sunday, the deputy public relations of the IRGC’s provincial unit in Khuzestan, said those detained are charged with killing the innocent, damaging public and private property, disrupting public order, and terrorizing people, as well as destroying holy places, Press TV reported.
The terrorists had been tasked by foreign agencies to commit acts of sabotage and arson, kill people, assassinate the elite individuals, and create ethnic division, the statement read.
The detainees also assigned to dismantle vital infrastructure such as water and electricity, gas, telephone, oil pipelines, and attack military facilities and police stations.
Some shopkeepers last month staged peaceful protests in different Iranian cities over economic grievances, which are directly linked to unilateral US sanctions.
The demonstrations, however, were steered toward violence after public statements by US and Israeli regime figures encouraged vandalism and disorder.
During the unrest, foreign-backed armed rioters damaged public property and caused casualties among civilians and security forces.