Over 140 riot ringleaders captured in Iran’s Hamedan
Iranian security forces have managed to identify and arrest 148 riot ringleaders involved in the recent foreign-backed unrest in the western province of Hamedan.
Those arrested are linked to the Israeli regime, the International terrorist network, and networks involved in the manufacturing and distribution of hand grenades and Molotov cocktails, according to the Hamedan province intelligence department.
One of these terrorists, one who had come to Hamadan from a neighboring province with premeditated intent to cause destruction, fled and hid in a county of Tehran Province after killing a security officer.
He was later arrested in a joint intelligence and operational mission by the police, with the assistance of public cooperation.
This individual has a criminal record, including convictions for kidnapping and intentional assault.
Furthermore, several individuals involved in the brutal attack on Basij members in Hamadan and the cowardly attack on an elderly passerby in Nahavand were identified and arrested.
Two teams producing and distributing Molotov cocktails among the field elements of the riots were also identified.
Five members have been arrested so far, and a large number of ready-to-use Molotov cocktails, along with production equipment, were discovered and seized.
The intelligence forces also captured three four-person teams acting as scene managers and leaders in destroying public and private property and vehicles, two foreign nationals, an element linked to Israel, and a team connected to the International terrorist network.
Late last month, economic hardships, caused and exacerbated by years of Western sanctions, triggered a wave of peaceful protests among merchants in Tehran and other cities.
Authorities recognized the protesters' demands as legitimate, but the demonstrations were hijacked by rioters backed by American and Israeli leaders, who publicly called for vandalism and disorder.
Officials said that some of the mercenaries were armed, trained, and recruited by US and Israeli spy agencies to incite violence, damage public property, and kill civilians and members of security forces.
In a statement on Wednesday, Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said a total of 3,117 people had lost their lives during the riot.
It further noted that 2,427 of those killed were innocent civilians and security personnel.
Many of the martyrs were bystanders and protesters who were shot dead by organized terrorist elements, it said.
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