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[rooster59]

Iran kills mastermind behind Tehran attacks, arrests more

 

Members of Iranian forces take position during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran. Omid Vahabzadeh/TIMA via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said its security forces on Saturday killed the mastermind of a twin attack on Tehran that left 17 people dead this week, as security was tightened around the country to prevent other possible plots.

 

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings and gun attacks on parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on Wednesday.

 

"The mastermind and main commander of terrorist attacks on the parliament and Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini was killed today by the security forces," intelligence minister Mahmoud Alavi was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.

 

Alavi said that in the last month the intelligence ministry had identified and crushed "a terrorist team" almost every day but had not publicised it to avoiding spreading fear among the public.

 

Iranian authorities have also arrested seven people it suspects of helping militants involved in attacks, a judiciary official said on Saturday.

 

Ahmad Fazelian, a provincial judiciary official, said the seven, suspected of "providing support for the terrorist team", were detained in Fardis, about 50 km (31 miles) west of Tehran, the judiciary's online news agency Mizan reported.

 

On Friday, authorities announced the arrests of 41 suspects in connection with the twin Tehran attacks.

 

Separately, the head of the judiciary in Fars province said seven people were detained in the southern Larestan area for possible ties to Islamic State, Iran's ISNA news agency reported on Saturday.

 

Tehran police said the car the attackers used on Wednesday was discovered on Saturday in the city centre.

 

"The terrorists first went by car to the mausoleum and after dropping two of them off, went to the city centre to attack parliament," the police said in a statement published on state media.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-06-11

[maewang99]

quick work.

 

and any moment now a tweet from Trump congratulating them.

and any moment now a tweet from Trump congratulating them.

and any moment now a tweet from Trump congratulating them.

and any moment now a tweet from Trump congratulating them.

and any moment now a tweet from Trump congratulating them.

and any moment now a tweet from Trump congratulating them.

and any moment now a tweet from Trump congratulating them.

[tonray]

Some Republican scumbags are calling it a great event, praising terrorists in Iran:

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vD1pJR98dA

 

Edited June 11, 2017 by tonray

[JHolmesJr]

He is asleep…don't be a tweet.

[ilostmypassword]

3 hours ago, JHolmesJr said:

He is asleep…don't be a tweet.

Apparently, sometimes he sleeps for days. Like when a non-Muslim is the perpetrator.

[hawker9000]

No idea about the actual perpetrators.  That whole "enemy-of-my-enemy" thing gets complicated.  But certainly not a good time to be thinking opposition thoughts of any kind in that country right about now I'm guessing.  'Being addressed Gestapo-style, but the Iran lovers won't care much about that.  Maybe a good time for a nice N Korean vacation.

[Srikcir]

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

"The mastermind and main commander of terrorist attacks on the parliament and Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini was killed today by the security forces,

How did they know? Was it the cap he was wearing that said, "Make Terrorism Great Again?"

[ilostmypassword]

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

How did they know? Was it the cap he was wearing that said, "Make Terrorism Great Again?"

You think the Iranians don't have a counterterrorist intelligence service?

[Morch]

7 hours ago, tonray said:

Some Republican scumbags are calling it a great event, praising terrorists in Iran:

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vD1pJR98dA

 

 

The "some Republican" is Dana Rohrabacher. Wouldn't be a first for him to air controversial views.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Rohrabacher

Gotta love the expressions of the officials trying to set him straight

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, ilostmypassword said:

You think the Iranians don't have a counterterrorist intelligence service?

Apparently not intelligent enough to have prevented the attacks if indeed the identity of the "mastermind" was known in advance.

[ilostmypassword]

1 minute ago, Srikcir said:

Apparently not intelligent enough to have prevented the attacks if indeed the identity of the "mastermind" was known in advance.

I guess we can say the same of the Israelis, the British, the French, the Americans. Just because  you know who someone is, doesn't mean that you know what his plans are. Pretty sure that if that weren't the case, there'd be no such thing as game theory.

[Srikcir]

5 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

I guess we can say the same of the Israelis, the British, the French, the Americans. Just because  you know who someone is, doesn't mean that you know what his plans are. Pretty sure that if that weren't the case, there'd be no such thing as game theory.

No, it's not just "knowing someone."

A "mastermind" is somebody who is more than a "person of interest." Such a person has been identified as, allegedly in the case of the subject Iranian attacks, one who was planning and directing terrorist actions. I believe it was bravado and not intelligence that the Iranian authorities after the attacks identified the mastermind.

[Morch]

5 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

No, it's not just "knowing someone."

A "mastermind" is somebody who is more than a "person of interest." Such a person has been identified as, allegedly in the case of the subject Iranian attacks, one who was planning and directing terrorist actions. I believe it was bravado and not intelligence that the Iranian authorities after the attacks identified the mastermind.

Doubt that details of what was known beforehand will be released.

Identifying an individual as a target doesn't always mean all related information is available in real-time. With regard to the security personnel relevant to the attack, I am sure that heads will roll (perhaps not just figuratively). There's failing to prevent an attack and then there failing to prevent an attack of such magnitude.

[stevenl]

8 hours ago, JHolmesJr said:

He is asleep…don't be a tweet.

Its Sunday, the second day of his usual weekend of.

[ilostmypassword]

41 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

No, it's not just "knowing someone."

A "mastermind" is somebody who is more than a "person of interest." Such a person has been identified as, allegedly in the case of the subject Iranian attacks, one who was planning and directing terrorist actions. I believe it was bravado and not intelligence that the Iranian authorities after the attacks identified the mastermind.

Ok. They knew who the mastermind was. That doesn't mean that they know where he is. And it certainly doesn't mean they know what his plans are. And as for what mastermind means, it means the person behind the attack. It doesn't necessarily mean the equivalent of Blofeld.

Edited June 11, 2017 by ilostmypassword

[anon4546543]

This is what it should all be about in the Middle East. Religious nutters killing other Muslims in their own countries.

The quicker that western countries exit this area the better. For a short time, only the Irish contested Muslims for killing and mayhem because of extreme religious beliefs since the Middle Ages.

Muslims everywhere in Africa and the ME, have always since the schism in Islam been murdering each other. The quicker this resumes, the better.

They will then be too busy killing each other than worry about other countries that are not of Islam.  

[off road pat]

19 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Apparently not intelligent enough to have prevented the attacks if indeed the identity of the "mastermind" was known in advance.

Just like the Americans, British, French Germans And Belgians didn't knew in advance about the attacks  !!!!!