Intelligence forces thwart a terrorist operation in W Iran

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Ministry of Intelligence announced the neutralization of a terror operation and killing of two terrorists who were planning to carry out an operation in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan province.

News ID: 83061

Date: 25 February 2021 - 02:40

Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Intelligence announced that in cooperation with West Azarbaijan province’s Intelligence Office and Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohada Headquarters, the terrorist act of a terrorist group was thwarted.

Members of this two-member terrorist team affiliated with a terrorist group based in Kurdistan region were killed in an armed conflict, the Intelligence Ministry added.

These terrorists, who were planning to carry out a terrorist operation in Piranshahr, were killed yesterday afternoon, in which, two Kalashnikov rifles, grenades and ammunition were detected from terrorist elements.