Iranian militant group leader arrested in Pakistan
Iranian news agency report says Pakistani officials have confirmed the arrest of Jundullah leader.
TEHRAN:
The leader of the Iranian militant group Jundullah was arrested by Pakistan, Iranian state news agency reported on Friday.
The Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported confirmation by Pakistani officials of Abdul Rauf Rigi's arrest. However, there are few details of how he was arrested.
The spur may have been a phone call by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who called on President Zardari to arrest "known" terrorists. The phone call followed a suicide attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar that killed 39 people during a Shiite mourning procession. The attack was claimed by Sunni militant group Jundallah (Army of God), which Iran claims receives support from the intelligence services of Pakistan, Britain and the United States.