Military Member Arrested Over Ahvaz Terror Attack

Date: 14 October 2018 - 21:36

News ID: ۵۸۵۱۲

TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iran has arrested a member of its military in connection with a gun attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz last month which martyred 25 people, Fars News agency reported Sunday.
A terrorist separatist group supported by Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility for the attack. Daesh militants also claimed responsibility. Neither group provided conclusive evidence to back up their claim.
"Eleven people were summoned and one was arrested, all of whom were military, and the case has been sent to Tehran," Gholam-Hussein Mohseni Ejei, spokesman for the judiciary, was cited as saying by Fars. Ejei did not provide any further details.
Separately, Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said his ministry had helped to uncover and destroy "300 teams of militants," the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Sunday.
Alavi did not give further details on the identities of the militants, nor did he indicate when the cells were uncovered.