SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A man wearing a suicide vest was detained in Tehran this week, police said on Wednesday.
Police Chief Hossein Rahimi said the suspect who had been carrying remote explosives had been identified few days ago at Tehran highway gate, according to Iran’s state news agency INA.
The suspect was arrested about 30-40 minutes before he detonated his suicide belt among people who stopped to pay traffic toll at the highway gate in Tehran.
“One police officer vigilantly stopped and arrested the suspect,” Rahimi said.
