12 June,2017 09:03 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies
Iran said its security forces on Saturday killed the mastermind of a twin attack on Tehran that left 17 people dead this week, as security was tightened around the country to prevent other possible plots
Iran said its security forces on Saturday killed the mastermind of a twin attack on Tehran that left 17 people dead this week, as security was tightened around the country to prevent other possible plots. The IS had claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings and gun attacks on parliament and the mausoleum of Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on Wednesday.
"The mastermind and main commander of terrorist attacks on the parliament and mausoleum of Khomeini was killed today by the security forces," intelligence minister Mahmoud Alavi was quoted by Tasnim news agency.
Iranian authorities have also arrested seven people it suspects of helping militants involved in attacks, a judiciary official said.
The Tehran police said the car the attackers used was discovered on Saturday in the city centre. "The terrorists first went by car to the mausoleum and after dropping two of them off, went to the city centre to attack parliament," the police said.
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