TEHRAN, (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday the arrest of "seven leaders of the recent riots" linked to Britain.
The official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) quoted a statement by the branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the southern province of Kerman that it had dismantled "an organized network called Zagors, led directly by elements from Britain and formed a team of active anti-revolutionary elements inside and outside the country."
The IRGC said the seven people were "involved in planning, directing, producing content and field work in the recent riots" in Iran.
He pointed out that some of them hold dual citizenship and were trying to flee the country.
He said the IRGC intelligence service was trying to identify and pursue other "internal and external elements" of the network, adding that more information would be provided at a later time.
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday that police in the Iranian capital, Tehran, arrested four people in a city square who were "among the main perpetrators and destabilizing leaders who called for riots (in the city)."
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Iran arrests 7 "riot leaders" linked to Britain