Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that the mastermind and main supporter of the recent terrorist bombings in the southeastern city of Kerman was a Tajik person, under the alias Abdullah Tajiki.

According to the Iran Project, the ministry made the announcement in its second statement over the Kerman terrorist blasts on Thursday.

According to the results obtained so far, the mastermind and main supporter of the criminal operation in question was a person of Tajik national, under the alias Abdullah Tajiki, the statement said.

He illegally entered the country through southeastern borders, along with a woman and a child, on December 19 and was transferred to Kerman, the ministry statement read.

 In addition to directing the operation, Tajiki was an expert in making handmade bombs. After combining various explosive and electric detonators and producing the bombs, he left the country two days before the tragic incident, it noted.

The intelligence ministry identified the second Kerman terrorist suspect as a 24-year-old Israeli with Tajik citizenship, named Bazirov, stating he joined Daesh after becoming acquainted with the terrorist group via the Telegram platform.

The statement went on to add that important clues have been found about the identity of the second suspect which would be revealed after completion of information.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has asserted that 35 individuals have been arrested for involvement in the Kerman’s twin terrorist attacks.

The ministry forces are proceeding with a process to identify the perpetrators and masterminds of the twin suicide bombings as well as the people related to Takfiri terrorists inside and outside the country.

So far, 35 people have been detained in the provinces of Kerman, Sistan and Baluchestan, Khorasan Razavi, Esfahan, Tehran, and West Azarbaijan. A number of the criminals involved in the tragedy have been also identified abroad and serious efforts are underway to pursue them.”

The Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the two terrorist bombings on January 3 near the burial site of Iran’s anti-terror General Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of his martyrdom. 

The Kerman explosions left at least 94 people dead and nearly 200 injured. Some 20 wounded are in critical condition.