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Sat, 12/18/2010 - 13:49
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9 suspected of involvement in southeast Iran blast arrested
ZAHEDAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) -- Nine suspects were arrested in connection with a suicide bomb attack in the southeastern city of Chabahar, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar announced on Friday.
On Wednesday, a suicide bomber blasted himself outside a mosque during Ashura ceremony in Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan province, killing 35 people and wounding more than 100 others. Women and children were among the victims.
Analysts have said the purpose behind such moves is to stoke conflict between Shias and Sunnis in the province. Sunnis were also among the martyrs.
The terrorist group Jundullah claimed responsibility for the blast, saying it was retaliation for the execution of the group’s shadowy leader, Abdolmalek Rigi, in June.
In a televised confession in February 2010, Rigi confessed that the U.S. administration had assured him of unlimited military aid and funding for waging an insurgency against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Rigi said that in a Dubai meeting with CIA agents, he was promised unlimited support that included a military base anywhere near the Iranian border equipped with weaponry and training facilities.
Talking to reporters in Chabahar, Najjar said given the method of the terrorist operation and the equipments used, it seems that foreign intelligence services including Mossad were behind the attack.
Investigations are underway to identify the main culprits behind the deadly attack, he added.
Earlier, an informed Intelligence Ministry official said, “In a special intelligence operation, Intelligence Ministry personnel succeeded in arresting eight other terrorists behind and related to this crime in the cities of Chabahar, Nikshahr and Konarak, Sistan-Baluchestan province this morning (Thursday).”
Najjar added, “Such moves are guided by the hegemonistic powers’ intelligence agencies with the aim of creating insecurity and preventing the economic prosperity of the country’s southeastern region”.
The Intelligence Ministry also said that two more terrorists, planning to detonate bombs in southern and eastern parts of the country, were identified. One of them was killed in clashes with the Intelligence Ministry personnel, while the other one was arrested as he tried to flee the country.
On Wednesday, a suicide bomber blasted himself outside a mosque during Ashura ceremony in Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan province, killing 35 people and wounding more than 100 others. Women and children were among the victims.
Analysts have said the purpose behind such moves is to stoke conflict between Shias and Sunnis in the province. Sunnis were also among the martyrs.
The terrorist group Jundullah claimed responsibility for the blast, saying it was retaliation for the execution of the group’s shadowy leader, Abdolmalek Rigi, in June.
In a televised confession in February 2010, Rigi confessed that the U.S. administration had assured him of unlimited military aid and funding for waging an insurgency against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Rigi said that in a Dubai meeting with CIA agents, he was promised unlimited support that included a military base anywhere near the Iranian border equipped with weaponry and training facilities.
Talking to reporters in Chabahar, Najjar said given the method of the terrorist operation and the equipments used, it seems that foreign intelligence services including Mossad were behind the attack.
Investigations are underway to identify the main culprits behind the deadly attack, he added.
Earlier, an informed Intelligence Ministry official said, “In a special intelligence operation, Intelligence Ministry personnel succeeded in arresting eight other terrorists behind and related to this crime in the cities of Chabahar, Nikshahr and Konarak, Sistan-Baluchestan province this morning (Thursday).”
Najjar added, “Such moves are guided by the hegemonistic powers’ intelligence agencies with the aim of creating insecurity and preventing the economic prosperity of the country’s southeastern region”.
The Intelligence Ministry also said that two more terrorists, planning to detonate bombs in southern and eastern parts of the country, were identified. One of them was killed in clashes with the Intelligence Ministry personnel, while the other one was arrested as he tried to flee the country.
