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Iran Says it Defused 30 Bombs, Detained 28 ‘Linked to ISIS’

Members of Iran's security forces parade in Tehran on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Members of Iran's security forces parade in Tehran on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
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Iran Says it Defused 30 Bombs, Detained 28 ‘Linked to ISIS’

Members of Iran's security forces parade in Tehran on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Members of Iran's security forces parade in Tehran on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

Authorities in Iran have neutralized 30 bombs meant to go off simultaneously in Tehran and detained 28 terrorists linked to ISIS, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, citing the intelligence ministry.

"Some of the members are of ISIS and the perpetrators have a history of being affiliated with Takfiri groups in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Kurdistan region of Iraq," Iran's intelligence ministry added in a statement.

The militant group has claimed several attacks in Iran, including deadly twin bombings in 2017 that targeted Iran's parliament and the tomb of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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Nigerian Troops Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims

A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi
A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims

A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi
A Nigerian soldier watches while people are rescued from flooded areas in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

Nigeria's army has rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped in northwest Kaduna state, following a military operation prompted by a tip-off, a government official said on Saturday.

After receiving information that the kidnappers were about to relocate the six men and seven women, the military launched an operation at a camp near Chigulu village, in the Kachia local government area of Kaduna state.

Following a gun battle the bandits fled into the surrounding forest and abandoned their captives, Kaduna's security commissioner Samuel Aruwan said in a statement.

Kidnappings in northern Nigeria, particularly in schools and on highways, have become frequent as criminal gangs seek ransom payments.

Abductions often force families to sell land, cattle, and grain to secure the release of their loved ones.

The freed hostages were taken to a military facility for medical assessment and debriefing before being reunited with their families.