Iranian Police: We Killed US-Backed Rebels Planning Terrorist Attacks
The “enemies” in this story Ghafari is referring to is the United States. The Iranian Theocracy has stated in the past that they believe the U.S. Is backing Jundallah an alleged Al Qaeda-linked group.
Iranian police on Thursday killed several members of a Sunni militant armed group said to have been planning foreign-backed attacks in the restive southeast of Iran, state television said.
“The police have succeeded in killing or arresting 18 rebels linked to the counter-revolutionary Jundallah group in the south of Sistan-Baluchestan province,” General Ghafari, the provincial police commander, told the broadcaster.
“They were seeking to carry out terrorist acts in the region,” added Ghadari, whose first name was not given.
There was confusion over the number of rebels killed. The state television rolling news channel announcer said 12 rebels had been killed while the main Channel One station said four had been killed and 10 arrested.
A local military official cited by the Fars news agency said five rebels had been killed and 15 arrested.
Ghafari said arms, explosives, communication equipment and documents were seized, showing that the rebels were planning attacks with the backing of Iran’s enemies.
(AFP)
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awwwwww, poor iran, they arm al qaida in Iraq and now al-qaida in Iran uses their own weapons against them. I guess lifes just a bitch when you are a rogue nation and state sponsor of terrorism.
December 13th, 2007 at 2:19 pmClever way to hide the elimination of university kids that protested last month.
December 13th, 2007 at 3:00 pm“Clever way to hide the elimination of university kids that protested last month.”
Precisely!!
December 13th, 2007 at 3:46 pm