It described the suspects as “agents of Daesh” and said they included “operational teams”.ĭocuments and equipment “for carrying out terrorist operations” were also seized, the ministry said in a statement.Įarlier, the Mizanonline website close to the judiciary said nine people suspected of links to Daesh were arrested on Thursday and yesterday in the southern province of Fars and in Kermanshah. The intelligence ministry said 41 suspects were arrested in Tehran, in the northwestern provinces of Kermanshah and Kurdistan, and in West Azerbaijan, near the borders with Iraq and Turkey.
The terrorist group claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attacks that killed 17 people.
Tehran: Dozens of suspected “agents” of Daesh have been arrested following the deadly attacks in Tehran, Iran’s intelligence ministry and a website close to the judiciary said on Friday.