IRNA � Two members of a dissident group called �Restart� were arrested in the city of Mahallat, Markazi province, on Sunday by the Basij (volunteer) forces.


Colonel Ezzatollah Nazmabadi who is in charge of public relations department of Markazi province�s Islamic Revolution Guards Crops (IRGC) told IRNA late on Sunday that based on the information available and confessions of the arrested persons, �Restart� had link with elements outside the country .

The arrested people have damaged public properties and committed acts of vandalism such as setting fire to the door of Friday prayer leader�s office and a mosque, he said.

The arrested elements were handed over to judicial authorities for further investigation, he said.