TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- 4 individuals were arrested in connection with the terrorist bomb explosion in Zahedan, Sistan and Balouchestan Province southeast of Iran, a security official said here on Wednesday.
The source told FNA that the 4 are accused of the terrorist operation in Zahedan, which claimed the lives of 11 and wounded 31 more according to the latest figures released by officials. While some informed sources said that the 4 individuals are not Iranian citizens, officials have abstained from revealing their identity. A group called 'Jondollah' led by a well-known gang leader Abdul-Malik Rigi released a statement a few minutes ago and claimed responsibility for the terrorist operation. A bomb blast tore through a bus in Zahedan, southeast Iran at 06:10 (2:40 GMT) on Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 31 more. The bus belonged to the Zahedan branch of the Islamic Republic's Mobilized Forces (Baseej), and the passengers were all members of the ground force of the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps (IRGC). Director General of the Law Enforcement Affairs of Sistan and Balouchestan Governorate earlier said that the agents in charge of the explosion have been identified. According to a security official, one of the four detainees had a grenade and some explosive devices and intended to conduct a suicide operation when he was arrested. A second one was collecting information and recording the scene of the crime when the Iranian law enforcement police grew suspicious and arrested him. During the terrorist operation, four men stopped the bus pretending that their passenger car had broken down and as soon as the bus braked to check on them, they left the place and detonated the car. The group under Abdul-Malik Rigi is well-known in Iran due to the several other terrorist operations that it has already conducted in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
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