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    Iran arrests ISIS-linked terror cell

    Iranian security forces have arrested members of a group linked to Islamic State (ISIS), which had planned bombings and suicide attacks in religious centers, Reuters reported Saturday, citing state television.

    Intelligence Ministry agents "were able to arrest a group linked to Daesh that intended to carry out terror operations in religious cities ..., and (seized) explosive and suicide attack equipment," the television said, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS.

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