Iran’s Intel Minister Nominee Says Dozens of Terrorist Plots Foiled in 4 Years
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Over past four years, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry has arrested over 120 terrorist cells that were plotting attacks in Iran, former Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi said Wednesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the IRNA news agency, Alawi was addressing the parliament, which is supposed to vote whether he would retake the position in the next cabinet.
Alawi told the lawmakers that the ministry forces also managed to seize almost 6,600 pounds of explosives, as well as 1,000 weapons, bombs and suicide vests.
"During the past four years at the Intelligence Ministry, we took measures to maintain the independence of the ministry, avoided dependence on [political] parties, and did expert work, [as] some of our main strategie...