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TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Four terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) were killed in clashes with Iranian security forces in the west of the country, Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Tuesday.
One of the killed terrorists was the regional commander of the IS group, Alavi was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency.
"Carrying out terrorist operations in some religious and populated cities of the country were among the objectives of the busted group," Alavi said.
Also, Asadollah Razani, the governor general of western Kermanshah province, said earlier on Tuesday that following the cooperated operations by the Iran's security forces in Kermanshah, a 10-member team of IS terrorists who intended to carry out terrorist acts inside the country was busted, according to state IRIB TV.
In the operations, four of them were killed and six others were arrested, Razani said.
Sizeable amount of ammunition, including the suicide vests and belts, grenades, and communication equipment were seized from them, Alavi said without detailing on the time of foiling the terror plot.
On Aug. 3, Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced that it had dismantled a "terrorist" cell in the western province of Kurdistan suspected of attacks on security forces.
The members of the "Tawhid and Jihad" group had killed 20 Iranian officials and people, injured 40 others and were involved in armed robbery during the past seven years, the ministry said in a statement.
Moreover, Iran's Intelligence Ministry in a statement, issued on June 20, said that it had thwarted "one of the biggest terrorist plots" potentially targeting Tehran and other Iranian cities.
It said investigations showed the IS was behind a foiled bombing plot and the plotters received 600,000 euros (667,500 U.S. dollars) from the IS.
