KC McElroy
05-06-2009, 09:19 PM
Iranian security forces have arrested a woman for her involvement in several attempted bombings in the country's capital.
The woman was arrested while trying to leave a booby-trapped car in the uptown square of Tajrish on the northern edge of Tehran, semi-official Fars News agency reported on Sunday.
The Tajrish shopping district is a popular tourist spot in the capital as it accommodates an old bazaar and a mausoleum called Imam Zadeh Saleh.
The identity or the affiliation of the suspect has not yet been revealed.
The arrest comes as Iranians are gearing up for the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for June.
The governor of Iran's mega capital Tehran in late April warned of “staged assassinations” against presidential hopefuls in the country.
"We have reliable intelligence that certain parties are plotting to carry out mock assassinations to disrupt the pre-election climate and make the atmosphere seem insecure," Morteza Tamaddon said.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=93397§ionid=351020101
The woman was arrested while trying to leave a booby-trapped car in the uptown square of Tajrish on the northern edge of Tehran, semi-official Fars News agency reported on Sunday.
The Tajrish shopping district is a popular tourist spot in the capital as it accommodates an old bazaar and a mausoleum called Imam Zadeh Saleh.
The identity or the affiliation of the suspect has not yet been revealed.
The arrest comes as Iranians are gearing up for the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for June.
The governor of Iran's mega capital Tehran in late April warned of “staged assassinations” against presidential hopefuls in the country.
"We have reliable intelligence that certain parties are plotting to carry out mock assassinations to disrupt the pre-election climate and make the atmosphere seem insecure," Morteza Tamaddon said.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=93397§ionid=351020101