Iran foils multiple bomb plots in Tehran, detains 28 IS terrorists
In a more recent incident, IS claimed responsibility for an assault on a Shia shrine in October of the previous year, resulting in the loss of 15 lives in the southwestern city of Shiraz.
Iranian authorities have successfully thwarted 30 explosive devices designed to detonate simultaneously in Tehran and detained 28 individuals associated with ISIS, as reported by Iran's Tasnim news agency on Sunday, with information sourced from the intelligence ministry.
"Some of the members are of Islamic State (IS) and the perpetrators have a history of being affiliated with Takfiri groups in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Kurdistan region of Iraq," Iran's intelligence ministry added in a statement.
خنثیسازی ۳۰ انفجار همزمان در تهران
— خبرگزاری تسنیم 🇮🇷 (@Tasnimnews_Fa) September 24, 2023
بازداشت ۲۸ تروریست
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در روزهای اخیر طی سلسله عملیاتهایی همزمان در استانهای تهران، البرز و آذربایجان غربی، چندین پایگاه و خانه تیمی تروریستها مورد حمله قرار گرفت و ۲۸ نفر از اعضای شبکه تروریستی مذکور بازداشت شدند
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The terror organization has claimed responsibility for numerous assaults in Iran, notably the lethal dual bombings in 2017 that specifically targeted Iran's parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
In a more recent incident, ISIS claimed responsibility for an assault on a Shia shrine in October 2022, resulting in the loss of 15 lives in the southwestern city of Shiraz.
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