Iran Twin Explosions: Iran identifies bomb-maker; number of casualties rises to 94 | Oneindia News

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Iran's intelligence ministry has identified a key suspect believed to be the ringleader behind the twin attack that occurred last week. The death toll has now climbed to at least 94, making it the most dangerous attack in Iran in decades.

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00:00 In a significant development, Iran's intelligence ministry has identified a key suspect believed

00:09 to be the ringleader and bomb-maker behind the twin suicide bombings that occurred last

00:14 week.

00:15 The death toll has now climbed to at least 94, making it the deadliest attack in Iran

00:21 in decades.

00:22 The January 3 attack targeted a commemoration for Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was

00:28 slain in a 2020 US drone strike in Iraq.

00:32 The first bomber detonated his explosives at the ceremony in Karman, while the second

00:37 attacked 20 minutes later as emergency workers and others were aiding the wounded.

00:43 The official IRNA news agency reported that the main suspect identified by the intelligence

00:49 ministry is a Tajik national known by the alias Abdullah Tajiki.

00:53 According to the agency, Tajiki entered Iran in mid-December, crossed the south-east border

01:00 and left the country just two days before the attack after assembling the explosive

01:05 devices.

01:06 Furthermore, one of the bombers has been identified as a 24-year-old man with Tajik and Israeli

01:12 nationality bearing the family name Bozrov.

01:15 According to reports, he arrived in Iran after months of training by the Islamic State group

01:21 in Afghanistan.

01:22 Reports also mention ongoing efforts to identify the second suicide bomber, with the Islamic

01:29 State group claiming them to be Omar al-Muahid and Saif Allah al-Mujahid.

01:34 In response to the attacks, Iran authorities have made significant progress in their investigations.

01:40 They have arrested 35 individuals across several provinces with alleged links to the bombings.

01:47 Meanwhile, the death toll from the attack has risen to 94, with 14 of the victims identified

01:53 as Afghan nationals who were participating in the commemoration for General Qasim Soleimani,

01:59 the leader of the Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force.

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