Terrorists behind Attack in Iran’s Khuzestan Arrested


Terrorists behind Attack in Iran’s Khuzestan Arrested

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian security forces arrested all perpetrators of a recent terrorist attack in the country’s southwestern province of Khuzestan.

At least two people were killed and two others sustained injuries after masked assailants opened fire on a group of people who were holding a mourning ceremony for marking martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite imam, in the city of Safiabad, located in Dezful county in Khuzestan Province, on October 16.

The terrorists intended to carry out acts of terror in four other areas but were arrested before carrying out their plans, Press TV reported.

The Khuzestan intelligence office said on Monday that the terrorist attack in Dezful had been organized and led by a foreign country.

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