Tehran, December 16: Iran says perpetrators behind the terrorist attack in the southeastern city of Chabahar have been trained and equipped by foreign elements beyond the country’s borders.
“A number of terrorists that are being trained beyond [Iran’s] eastern borders in Pakistan have carried out this terrorist attack,” Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar told reporters on Wednesday.
The Iranian official pointed out that the terrorists received equipment and training from foreign elements, adding that the Islamic Republic has warned Pakistan against providing a haven for terrorists.
At least 33 mourners commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH) were killed and 95 others wounded in Wednesday’s terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Chabahar.
Najjar said that Iran has found certain useful clues regarding the deadly attack. His remarks came after a meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on the terrorist attack.
The Iranian minister further explained that the enemy was seeking to sow the seeds of discord among Sunnis and Shias and to undermine the morale of the Iranian nation.
He, however, said such measures did not have the slightest effect on the solidarity and unity among Iranians, adding that such attacks further unified the nation.
Chabahar governor Ali Bateni said security forces have arrested one of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack.
Anti-Iran terrorist group Jundallah has claimed responsibility for the Wednesday attack.
The Pakistan-based Jundallah group has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks in Iran, targeting both civilians as well as government and military officials.
——–Agencies