Intelligence forces bust MKO-linked terrorist group in southwest Iran

Iran’s intelligence forces have arrested three agents working for the notorious MKO terrorist group in Shiraz, a week after innocent pilgrims were martyred at the holy shrine of Hazrat Ahmad ibn Imam Musa Kazem (AS).

Kazem Mousavi, head of the Judiciary in the southern province of Fars, broke the news in a statement on Friday.

The agents were responsible for “designing and directing propaganda projects in favor of the MKO terrorist group and its criminal head,” he said.

The MKO is responsible for killing over 17,000 people by acts of terror since the 1979 victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

The arrested individuals were active not only in Shiraz but also in several other cities across the country, he said, noting that the arrests were made with the cooperation of several intelligence bodies.

“This active terrorist group was recently involved in planning an act of sabotage,” said the judiciary official, adding that explosive and incendiary materials have also been seized.

Mousavi said the judiciary will be “firm” and “deterrent” in dealing with such individuals.

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