Terrorist plot foiled in SE Iran

The commander of the provincial border police, Brigadier General Gholam-Ali Kouhkan, said on Tuesday that security forces foiled a plot by a terrorist group to transport explosive devices inside the country, IRNA reported.

Some 25 kilograms of explosives were seized during the operation. Explosive devices, telecommunications equipment, and ID cards were also confiscated.

Kouhkan stated that Iranian border guards have seized 12 tons of illicit drugs and 26 rifles over the past 75 days.

Sistan-Baluchestan province was the scene of many terrorist acts by the Jundallah terrorist group, which carried out numerous bombings, assassination attempts, and terrorist attacks against Iranian government officials and civilians, including women and children.

The group’s ringleader, Abdolmalek Rigi, was arrested by Iranian intelligence forces in February 2010 and executed in June 2010, after having been found guilty of over 75 crimes, including armed robbery, bombing operations, and armed attacks on police and civilians.

Following his arrest in February 2010, Rigi confessed that he had received offers of unlimited support from the CIA.

Rigi said that at a meeting with CIA agents in Dubai, he was promised assistance in establishing a military base anywhere near the Iranian border equipped with weaponry and training facilities.

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