Iran says it foiled three terrorist cells before attacks
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- Security forces kill three militants and arrest nine others.
- Authorities confiscate military weapons and say suspects received combat and bomb-making training abroad.
Iranian security forces have dismantled three operational cells affiliated with terrorist groups in the country's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province, killing three suspects and arresting nine others during armed clashes, state media reported on Monday.
According to a statement issued by the Intelligence Ministry’s provincial office, intelligence units intercepted the organized cells as they were entering Iran, thwarting potential sabotage and terrorist operations targeting public security in the province's southern counties.
Three members of the group were killed in subsequent firefights with security forces, while nine individuals who had crossed into Iranian territory from abroad were taken into custody.
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Foreign training
The Intelligence Ministry stated that the nine detained individuals had received specialized military training, including instruction in bomb-making and assassination techniques, at facilities outside Iran before attempting to infiltrate the country.
In addition to arresting the suspects, intelligence forces located and seized a large cache of light and semi-heavy military weapons and ammunition that had been illegally smuggled across the border and concealed within the region.
Sistan and Baluchestan Province, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has frequently seen clashes between Iranian security forces and armed militant groups operating in the borderlands.
