Iran's Ministry of Intelligence announced the discovery of "two explosive shipments from terrorist groups"
The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced on Wednesday, February 24, that its security forces had discovered and neutralized two large explosive devices that had "entered the country for the purpose of terrorist operations in public places."
The ministry's announcement was echoed in the Iranian student news agency, ISNA, which stated that these shipments were discovered in the east and west of the country, and that Saudi Arabia played a role in this.
According to the announcement, the shipment discovered in the east of the country includes "23 remote-controlled bombs ready to explode" that entered Iran "with the planning and direction of Saudi intelligence services with the aim of carrying out harassing actions and creating insecurity in the eastern provinces."
Iran and Saudi Arabia mutually accuse each other of interfering in their internal affairs and creating insecurity. The statement did not specify the exact location of the discovery of the explosive device, but Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran has been the scene of clashes between armed groups such as Jundallah and Jaish al-Adl and Iranian border guards or security forces for years.
Iran considers these groups to be terrorists and has accused the security services of various countries, including Saudi Arabia and Israel, of supporting them. The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence's statement did not mention any specific group. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has not yet responded to it.
The announcement also says that the second shipment was discovered by the forces of the General Intelligence Directorate of the Kurdistan Province in the city of Marivan, which was in the possession of "one of the separatist terrorist groups."
According to the Ministry of Intelligence, the shipment in question includes "equipment and tools necessary to make several bombs" and includes "TNT and C4 explosives, explosive kits and 150 electronic detonators, along with 41 grenades, 31 Kalashnikov magazines, four RPG bullets and several weapons of war."
The Ministry of Intelligence also stated that this shipment entered Iran from Iraqi Kurdistan.
In mid-June of this year, the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic were targeted by the group known as the "Islamic State" or ISIS, in which 18 people were killed.
Iran at the time accused Saudi Arabia of involvement in the attack, but Riyadh has denied such accusations.
Source: Radio Farda
