TEHRAN, May 16, YJC - Iranian security forces arrested gunmen who had killed two law enforcement forces in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz as they attacked a police station in the city.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Members of the terrorist groups (linked abroad) were arrested on Tuesday as trying to leave the country.
The elements were arrested in a conflict with security forces as the Iranian forces confiscated equipment found with the terrorists.
Provincial police official Ali Qassempour said the attack took place in the early hours of Monday.
"Since the earliest moments after the attack, efforts have been underway to identify and arrest the assailants,” said the official who is the deputy for social affairs of the Law Enforcement Force of Khuzestan Province.
Last year, a terrorist group struck a police station in the province’s Hamidiyeh town, killing three security forces and injuring two more. The terrorists were arrested within 72 hours and sentenced to hang by a court.
Ten Iranian border guards were killed last month in the southeast in a border attack originating from the Pakistani side. The assailants escaped into Pakistani territory immediately after the attack.
The so-called Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.