Iran Press/ Iran news: The court session was held on Tuesday only to hear the statements of eyewitnesses, veterans, and families of the martyrs the directed the explosion in Shiraz Seyyed al-Shohada Hosseiniyeh in 2008. This explosion killed Fourteen and injured 215 people.
During the court session, one of the eyewitnesses attacked Jamshid Sharmehed, but the court stopped him.
Related News:
Who is Jamshid Sharmahd?
The present and the plaintiffs in the court wanted to hear Jamshid Sharmehed, but Judge Salavati stated that this session was held to listen to the statements of eyewitnesses, victims, and families of the martyrs of the explosion in Shiraz Seyyed al-Shohada Hosseiniyeh, so Jamshid Sharmhed would have the opportunity to speak for his defense.
Tondar had also plotted several other terrorist acts in Iran recently, including blowing up the Sivand dam in Shiraz, detonating cyanide bombs at the Tehran book exhibition, and the explosion of bombs during general ceremonies at late Imam Khomeini’s shrine. All these terrorist plots were foiled by the Iranian security forces.
Details of Thunder terrorist acts
On April 16, 2008, an explosion took place in the Martyrs' Hosseiniyah in Shiraz, killing 14 people and injuring at least 200. At that time, various speculations were spread about the perpetrators of this terrorist incident. On April 20, 2008, the Supreme National Security Council of Iran issued a statement denying the explosion of any bomb or the transfer of explosives from inside or outside by dissident elements in the blast of the Rahpooyan Vesal Center.
However, on May 13, 2008, a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary announced the arrest of 12 bombers. He said these individuals were affiliated with the Kingdom Assembly of Iran and were agents of the United States and Britain. On November 29, 2008, Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, after convicting three of the defendants in the explosion of the Rahpooyan Vesal Center, sentenced Mohsen Eslamian, Ali Asghar Pashtar, and Roozbeh Yahyazadeh to death and execution in public. Finally, they were executed on April 10, 2009, in Adilabad Prison in Shiraz. The second terrorist operation of this group took place on June 20, 2009, in the shrine of Imam Khomeini.
Of course, the bomber failed to bring an explosive device to the shrine of Imam Khomeini and detonated the bomb in front of the shrine's shoe holding room, which injured eight Iranians. In this explosion, Bijan Abbasi, codenamed "Pirooz" (one of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran), was killed.
In another operation, terrorists who were building a bomb in a hotel in Tehran were exposed by an explosion and fire and were arrested by security forces.
Read Also:
Indictment shows 'Tondar' terror outfit's plans to bomb Tehran
The explosion in front of the house of Nahavand prayers leader on January 14, 2010, is another terrorist act of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran. According to Fars News Agency, the group was also involved in the assassination of Martyr Massoud Ali Mohammadi, a scientist in Iran's nuclear industry. However, the group denied involvement in the assassination.
The Thunder terrorist group also sought chemical and microbial terrorist operations at the Tehran International Book Fair and terrorist operations at the Russian Consulate in Rasht in its plans by the Western intelligence services. Still, it did not succeed with the vigilance of the security forces.
Other unsuccessful terrorist plans of this group include the plan to blow up tankers and oil transmission lines in the port of Genaveh, the bombing of the shrine of Imam Masoumeh (AS), and the Iranian Parliament. Still, these plans also failed and were not implemented.
206
Read More:
Judiciary spox: Investigation of terrorists' case underway within standard frameworks
Iran arrests second man of Tondar terror outfit
