TEHRAN - Iranian security forces have arrested 40 members of a terrorist group in the eastern parts of the country, the interior minister announced on Thursday.

Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said the suspects had been arrested over the previous two nights, the IRIB reported.

“The terrorists dug a 40-meter-long tunnel at depth of 20 meters under a house to carry out explosions and terrorist attacks,” added the minister.

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