IRGC forces arrest riot ringleaders in Iran’s Khuzestan, seize arms
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have identified and arrested ringleaders and terrorist elements involved in recent foreign-linked riots in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province, confiscating various types of lethal weapons from them.
In a statement released on Sunday, the deputy public relations of the IRGC’s provincial unit in Khuzestan, said those detained are charged with killing the innocent, damaging public and private property, disrupting public order, and terrorizing people, as well as destroying holy places, including shrine and mosques.
The terrorists had been tasked by foreign agencies to commit acts of sabotage and arson, kill people, assassinate the elite individuals, and create ethnic division, the statement read.
The detainees also assigned to dismantle vital infrastructure such as water and electricity, gas, telephone, oil pipelines, and attack military facilities and police stations.
Rioters have set fire to the shrine of Hazrat Sabzeqaba (AS) in Dezful, in Iran's Khuzestan province.
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Meanwhile, the IRGC’s provincial unit expressed its appreciation to the people of Khuzestan for their cooperation with the forces who apprehended the armed mercenaries.
It further noted that its forces stand ready to sacrifice their lives in order to foil the enemies' plots and maintain peace and security in the society.
Some shopkeepers last month staged peaceful protests in different Iranian cities over economic grievances, which are directly linked to unilateral US sanctions.
The demonstrations, however, were steered toward violence after public statements by US and Israeli regime figures encouraged vandalism and disorder.
During the unrest, foreign-backed armed rioters damaged public property and caused casualties among civilians and security forces.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that some of the agents behind the sedition were identified, trained, and largely recruited by American and Israeli agencies.
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