Unknown assailants killed two and injured two others in an attack in Iran's Southern Khouzestan province on Friday night.
"The assailants of Dezfoul shooting attack were arrested last night (Sunday night) and we are running interrogations," General Ashtari told reporters on Monday, adding that further information would be released to the public in future.
Informed sources disclosed on Sunday that the assailants who launched the terrorist in Dezfoul on Friday had received training in US military bases in Iraq and infiltrated the country for carrying out terrorist attacks.
"The gunmen who attacked the mourning ceremony have undergone military training in US military bases in Iraq and they have crossed the border for conducting terrorist operations during the holy month of Muharram," an informed source told the Persian-Language Dana news agency on Sunday.
The source explained that the terrorists' operations are aimed at sowing the seeds of discord between Shia and Sunni Muslims in Khuzestan province.
"The incident happened at 22:30 (local time) Friday night in Safiabad district in Dezfoul when unknown assailants driving in a Peugeot car riddled a ceremony to mourn for (Shia's Imam Hossein (AS)'s brother) Hazrat Abolfazl (AS) with bullets," an informed source told FNA on Saturday.
According to the source the assailants who had covered their faces killed two and wounded two others.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, and Commander of Khouzestan's Law Enforcement Police Mohammad Reza Eshaqi said that police forces are investigating the case.
"This incident could be the result of a personal dispute," he added.
Also, Director-General of the Interior Ministry for Security Affairs Javad Zarrinkolah announced that the incident in Dezfoul is under scrutiny, adding that a team of the country's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) will be sent to Khouzestan to study the case.
By Fars News Agency
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