Four People Arrested Over Chabahar Bombing
TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iranian authorities have arrested four suspects in a terrorist car bombing attack this week in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, provincial prosecutor Ali Movahedirad said on Saturday.
"Investigations will continue into the role of the suspects in the terrorist operations and the identification of the main agents of the incident," he said.
On Thursday morning, a terrorist car bomber struck a police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar, killing two policemen and wounding 42 people.
The terrorist Ansar al-Furqan group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Saturday the occupying regime of Israel and the United States as well as some regional states support terrorists to carry out attacks against the Islamic Republic.
"The security services of the region are involved in these acts of terror. Also, by employing their policies and strategies, the Zionist regime and the US back these terrorist groups,” he said.
"They think the kind of terrorism that is in line with their purposes is not considered to be terrorism worthy of condemnation,” he added.
Alavi spoke in Tehran on the sidelines of a counter-terrorism conference participated by senior parliamentarians from Iran, China, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey.
The minister said countries need to protect their sovereignty by promoting their intelligence might in order to prevent the growth of terrorism.
Police Chief Brigadier General Hussein Ashtari said Iran will decisively confront the elements behind the Chabahar bombing.
He said the attacker had tried to infiltrate the facility two days ago, but failed thanks to the rapid reaction of the police.
"Enemies are trying to make the country insecure but they should know that through these blind and desperate acts, they will not be able to affect the people and the determination of the armed forces in defending the country,” Ashtari added.
"Investigations will continue into the role of the suspects in the terrorist operations and the identification of the main agents of the incident," he said.
On Thursday morning, a terrorist car bomber struck a police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar, killing two policemen and wounding 42 people.
The terrorist Ansar al-Furqan group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Saturday the occupying regime of Israel and the United States as well as some regional states support terrorists to carry out attacks against the Islamic Republic.
"The security services of the region are involved in these acts of terror. Also, by employing their policies and strategies, the Zionist regime and the US back these terrorist groups,” he said.
"They think the kind of terrorism that is in line with their purposes is not considered to be terrorism worthy of condemnation,” he added.
Alavi spoke in Tehran on the sidelines of a counter-terrorism conference participated by senior parliamentarians from Iran, China, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey.
The minister said countries need to protect their sovereignty by promoting their intelligence might in order to prevent the growth of terrorism.
Police Chief Brigadier General Hussein Ashtari said Iran will decisively confront the elements behind the Chabahar bombing.
He said the attacker had tried to infiltrate the facility two days ago, but failed thanks to the rapid reaction of the police.
"Enemies are trying to make the country insecure but they should know that through these blind and desperate acts, they will not be able to affect the people and the determination of the armed forces in defending the country,” Ashtari added.