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Iran claims to arrest 'Mossad-linked terrorists'  

According to Tehran, five people have been arrested for planning attacks in Iran in cooperation with Israel's national intelligence service.
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The Iranian intelligence organization known by its Persian acronym FARAJA has announced the arrest of five people accused of plotting to carry out attacks inside Iran in cooperation with Israel's national intelligence service, the Mossad.

In a July 28 statement, FARAJA claimed that the five were associated with an unnamed Iranian "separatist" leader and had received training to commit armed attacks, sabotage activities and propaganda against the Islamic Republic.

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