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Iran denies execution of 22 for Ahvaz attack

Iranian officials have denied that those behind the attack on the Sept. 22 military parade in Ahvaz have been executed.
People carry coffins during a funeral of the victims of assault that killed 25 people, in the streets of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, Iran September 24, 2018. Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC18F3BB4390

Gholamreza Shariati, the governor of Khuzestan province, denied that the individuals who were behind the Sept. 22 terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz were executed. This is just the latest news to spill over from the attack in Khuzestan province that killed 25 people, including bystanders and veterans participating in the parade.

Days after the attack, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced they had arrested a “team” consisting of 22 individuals who they claimed were “responsible” for the attack. The ministry also said they had confiscated explosives as well as military and communications devices. Mahmoud Alavi, Iran’s intelligence minister, said that “a major part of the actors” behind the Ahvaz attack were arrested in the roundup of the 22 individuals.

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