Albania police raid anti-Iran MKO camp over terrorist acts

Police in Albania have raided a camp belonging to the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) due to its involvement in "terror and cyber attacks" against foreign institutions.

Clashes erupted when police attacked the camp, known as Ashraf-3, in the northwest of the capital Tirana, on Tuesday.

Reports said one person was killed and dozens of others were injured in the clashes.

Albania’s Special Court Against Crime and Corruption authorized the operation due to concerns that the MKO had been involved in terror and cyber attacks, the interior ministry said in a statement. 

According to the MKO, about a thousand police officers attacked the camp “in a criminal and oppressive act.”

“Many broke doors, cupboards, belongings and attacked residents with tear gas and spray. Many computers are broken" the MKO said.

Police, however, said in a statement that “during the operation, they caused no casualties and did not use weapons under any circumstances.” 

The MKO has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials over the past decades, killing nearly 17,000 Iranians.

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