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Iran makes arrests in nuclear scientist's killing, official says

Iranian parliamentary adviser Hossein Amir Abdollahian said some of the "perpetrators" had been identified and arrested.
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Iran has made several arrests in connection with the assassination of the country’s chief nuclear scientist last month, an Iranian parliamentary adviser said Wednesday. 

"The perpetrators of this assassination, some of whom have been identified and even arrested by the security services, will not escape justice," Iranian parliamentary adviser Hossein Amir Abdollahian said in an interview with Al-Alam TV, according to Reuters

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