No sign of terror plot in deadly collapse of high-rise in Tehran

 Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi said there has been no indication of any terrorist plot behind a deadly fire and subsequent collapse of a high-rise in downtown Tehran, Tasnim agency reports.

Speaking to reporters during his visit to the site of the Plasco building, which crumbled to ground after fire engulfed it on Thursday, Alawi rejected claims that the tragic incident was a terrorist attack, saying at a time when the Iranian people are heartbroken by the deaths of several firefighters and citizens, spreading lies about the incident is not acceptable at all.

“Currently, there is no sign that the incident was a terrorist one, but if any evidence shows that there was a terrorist intention at work, we will definitely carry out our devised measures,” Alawi added.