Iranian intelligence forces disband MKO-linked sabotage team in SE Tehran
Iran’s intelligence forces have disbanded a sabotage team affiliated with the terror group, Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), in the southeastern part of Tehran.
Mohammad Hassanpour, Governor of Pakdasht County, made the announcement on Tuesday, saying the three-member team was operating with the aim of stoking insecurity and disrupting public order.
He added that Iranian intelligence forces tracked, identified and captured the saboteurs following a close surveillance operation.
Hassanpour noted that enemies have always sought to hire individuals to perpetrate acts of violence and form sabotage teams, stressing that all three detainees are undergoing technical and specialized interrogations.
“The Judiciary and security forces will decisively deal with any criminal action against public security, and will not allow hostile elements to infiltrate [into the country] and operate,” he said.
The MKO has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials over the past three decades. Out of the nearly 17,000 Iranians killed in terrorist attacks since the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, about 12,000 have fallen victim to the acts of terror carried out by the MKO.
The group was viewed by the European Union as a terrorist organization until January 2009, when the EU Council lifted the designation under immense pressure from political lobbies. The decision was followed by the United States in September 2012.
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