TEHRAN - Tehran Police Chief Hossein Sajedinia announced that his forces have been holding anti-terrorism operations in recent days to enhance preparedness for countering any possible threats.

Special units, the rescue unit, bomb disposal units, and plainclothes officers are deployed in these exercises, Sajedinia said on Saturday, according the Tehran Police news website.

The anti-terrorism exercises and measures will go on as long as necessary, the commander said, adding that the deployment of such forces in Tehran is just a “preventive measure” to counter any type of threat.

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