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Suspected "terrorists" detained in southern Iran

Politics Materials 3 October 2017 10:29 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 3

By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:

Iranian security forces have arrested three individuals on the charge of plotting terrorist attacks in the southern province of Fars, local authorities said.

A provincial official has said that the suspects affiliated with the IS terrorist group (ISIS/ISIL, Daesh) had planned to plant bombs in several religious sites in Darab county during a recent mourning event remarking the death of third Shia imam, ILNA news agency reported.

According to the report, police arrested two suspects and the intelligence services captured the third man.

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