Mossad-linked rioters convicted of murdering security forces executed in northeastern Iran
Three men convicted of involvement in violent riots, deadly attacks on security forces, and affiliation with the Israeli Mossad spy agency have been executed in Iran's northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi.
The convicts, Mehdi Rasouli, Mohammadreza Miri and Ebrahim Dowlatabadinejad, were hanged in the holy city of Mashhad on Monday morning after judicial proceedings were completed and the final verdicts were upheld by the Supreme Court of Iran.
According to case documents, Mossad-linked Rasouli and Miri actively participated in violent riots as well as acts of sabotage, and were directly involved in the murder of police officer Hamidreza Yousefinejad.
Dowlatabadinejad was among the chief provocateurs of acts of terror in Tabarsi neighborhood of Mashhad, which claimed the lives of a number of security forces.
Rasouli and Miri were convicted of being in contact with elements of hostile regimes in order to undermine national security through destruction of public properties, hooliganism, arrangements of illegal gatherings, throwing Molotov cocktails at police and using knives and other cold weapons, incitement to violence and assaults on law enforcement servicemen, destruction of a bus stop, and direct involvement in the assassination of a policeman.
Based on existing documents, evidence and accounts of witnesses, Dowlatabadinejad incited the public to unrest and riots via posts published on social media platforms, and threatened law enforcement forces of violent assaults in case they decide to confront them.
While armed with a knife and a mace, he led a group of some 250 and 300 violent rioters.
They then engaged in fierce clashes with security forces, which claimed the lives of a number of law enforcement servicemen consequently.
During the mayhem, several supermarkets, public and private buildings, a base of Basij volunteer forces, and a number of bank branches were damaged.
Following completion of legal procedures, Dowlatabadinejad was convinced of carrying out acts of terror at the behest of the United States, the Israeli regime and their affiliates, leading violent rioters in Tabarsi neighborhood of Mashhad, damaging public and private properties, and armed participation in the foreign-backed early January unrest.
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