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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Plot for 30 simultaneous explosions in Tehran foiled, Iran says

The shooter in a second deadly attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in less than a year has received two death sentences by an Iranian court [File: Mohammadreza Dehdari/ISNA/AFP]

Tehran, Iran – Iran says it has thwarted 30 explosions that were planned to go off simultaneously in the bustling capital, Tehran, to create chaos.

The 30 “terrorist explosions” were meant to go off in crowded city centres, but all were prevented and 28 individuals were arrested in connection with the planned attacks during raids in Tehran, Alborz and West Azerbaijan provinces, according to a statement by the Ministry of Intelligence carried by state media on Sunday.

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