IRNA � A court here announced that it will bring to justice the man who was behind the murder of several policemen in the recent unrests in Pasdaran street in Northern Tehran.


First session of trial of bus driver who was detained for Pasdaran Street's events will be held on Sunday, Mohsen Eftekhari, acting president of Tehran province's number 1 criminal court said.

In one of the streets of northern Tehran, there was a riot broke out on February 19. After the deadline of the police was over at 4:00 a.m., the riot was subdued by the security forces and the main instigators were arrested.

During the unrest, held by a group of dervishes, five of the law enforcement forces were killed in a bus and car attack and stabbing while 30 others were injured. Some of the rioters sustained injuries as well.

Public property, people's cars and homes were also damaged by the rioters.

Regarding the reasons for the riot, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said that over past 40 years, the enemies have been bent on disrupting the country's security through various scenarios and what happened in Pasdaran Street was part of the same plot.

They were to ignite the spark in Tehran and spread it to other cities across the country, he said.

A Dervish cult claiming to be followers of mysticism and chivalry attacked innocent civilians with swords, daggers and sticks putting the security of the people at risk, the interior minister said.