WANA (Jan 02) – Iranian security forces have announced arrest of two individuals in separate operations in Isfahan and Lorestan provinces, accusing them of planning armed and sabotage activities linked to recent protests.

 

In Isfahan, the provincial police information center reported the arrest of a suspect who had obtained a handgun and intended to join gatherings late at night to carry out anti-security actions, including shooting and acts of sabotage amid the crowd.

 

According to police, officers from the Public Security Police identified the suspect through intelligence operations and arrested him in his hideout before any action was taken. The individual, described as a teenager, was detained while in possession of the weapon. Investigations into possible accomplices are ongoing.

 

In a separate statement, the Hazrat Abolfazl IRGC unit in Lorestan province announced the arrest of what it described as a key terrorist operative during unrest on the night of January 1 in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan.

 

The IRGC stated the suspect was directed by foreign intelligence services and tasked with escalating protests, inciting chaos, and carrying out “killing project.”

 

According to the statement, the suspect was identified through surveillance of urban CCTV cameras and field monitoring by security and intelligence forces.

 

Following his arrest, a search of his vehicle and hideout led to the discovery of a Kalashnikov rifle, three magazines, two handguns, a large quantity of live ammunition, detonators, and gunpowder.

 

The IRGC added that recent intelligence and technical evidence points to the involvement of opposition groups, infiltrators, and hostile foreign intelligence services in inciting and directing the unrest. Further investigations into the suspects’ networks and potential collaborators are continuing.

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