Iran
has
arrested "
some
elements"
who
were
working
with
Western
spy
agencies
and
connected
to
the
murder
of
a
senior
Iranian
nuclear
scientist,
Intelligence
Minister
Heydar
Moslehi
said
on
Thursday.
"The
three spy agencies of Mossad, CIA and MI6 had a role in the (attacks) and, with
the arrest of these people, we will find new clues to arrest other
elements," Moslehi was quoted as saying on state television's website.
Moslehi did not say how many people were arrested or what specifically they are
accused of. He only said they were a part of a "major group" that
took part in the killing and that planned to carry out "widespread
missions."
On Monday, unidentified assailants attached bombs to the cars of two prominent
scientists in
Iran
's
nuclear program.
Twin blasts killed one, Majid Shahriari, and wounded the other, Fereydoon
Abbasi Davani. Three other people were also wounded.
Iran
immediately blamed the attacks on the intelligence services of the
United
States
and
Israel
,
which suspect
Tehran
's
nuclear ambitions harbor a military dimension. The Islamic republic denies the charge.