Iran arrests 12 members of foreign-led "sabotage network"-Xinhua

Iran arrests 12 members of foreign-led "sabotage network"

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-12-06 19:57:30

TEHRAN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 12 members of a "sabotage network" led from abroad have been arrested in the central Iranian province of Markazi, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday.

They were seized after IRGC intelligence identified that they possessed firearms and planned to commit "acts of sabotage" in the province, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing a statement by the IRGC's public relations office in Markazi.

The IRGC said these people, who were led by "counterrevolutionary elements" based in Germany and the Netherlands, were captured before being able to perform the sabotage.

The arrestees are also found to have carried out activities against national security, it added, without elaborating.