Iran claims to have arrested separatists on frontiers

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 02 – Iranian security forces have recently arrested a network of “separatists” in the Iranian capital Tehran and the oil-rich south-western city of Abadan, state television reported. Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Oct. 02 – Iranian security forces have recently arrested a network of “separatists” in the Iranian capital Tehran and the oil-rich south-western city of Abadan, state television reported.

The report said that the network was being supported and strengthened by the intelligence apparatuses of certain neighbouring states and a European country which it did not identify.

It accused the “separatists” of planning to carry out bombings inside Iran.

In February, a bomb exploded at the local governor’s office in Abadan, which is one of the largest cities in the Arab-dominated province of Khuzestan.

A string of top Iranian officials including hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have accused Britain of being behind a spate of bombings in Khuzestan since 2005.

London has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attacks.