Leader of the Sunni terrorist group Jundullah (Soldiers of Allah ) Abdolmalek Rigi was arrested abroad and brought to Iran, Iran's Interior Ministry Mustafa Najjar was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.
Najjar did not name the country in which Riga was arrested.
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday that security forces have succeeded to arrest terrorist ringleader Abdolmalek Rigi in an operation in eastern country.
The Jundullah terrorist group, known as the Rigi group, has conducted a series of deadly terrorist acts in eastern Iran.
The group, led by Abdolmalek Rigi, claimed responsibility for an attack that killed over 40 people, including five senior commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan Oct.18. Militants of the Jundullah ring regularly cross over into Iran from their hideouts in neighboring Pakistan to attack civilians and police officers.
According to Tehran, Jundullah is connected with the U.S. and British intelligence.
