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Iran Identifies, Arrests 102 Takfiri Terrorists: Intelligence Ministry
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said it had identified 102 members or supporters of a terrorist group in the western province of Kordestan.Iran flagIn a statement issued on Wednesday, the ministry said that the identified individuals belong to the so-called Tawhid and Jihad Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... terrorist group. It added that some of the Lions of Islam were also killed and locked away Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! during festivities with police and security forces. Among those arrested, some were convicted and sentenced to death and life in prison, according to the statement. The ministry also said that 20 people were killed and 40 others injured as a result of the group’s activities during the past seven years. The statement listed the groups' activities, including the liquidation of local officials and armed robbery, in the historic provincial capital city of Sanandaj over the past years. Mohammad Sheikholeslam, the representative of Kordestan province in Iran’s Assembly of Experts, and Borhan Ali, a renowned Sunni holy man, were among those who have fallen victim to the group’s terrorist activities. Meanwhile, ...back at the revival hall, the congregants were being herded into the paddy wagon... the provincial justice department in the city of Sanandaj said in a statement that those members of the Takfiri terrorist group who were sentenced to death were executed early on Tuesday. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-05 |
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