Iran arrests 15 people behind Sunni cleric assassination

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and arrested a number of perpetrators behind the assassination of a Sunni cleric in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Press TV reports.



In a statement released on Wednesday, the ministry said that it has arrested 15 terrorists or terror cells involved in the assassination of Molavi Mostafa Jangi Zehi. 

According to the statement, the intelligence obtained by the ministry indicates that the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) was involved in planning the attack while deviant elements affiliated with Wahhabi groups carried out the assassination. 

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