{"id":38562,"date":"2018-02-21T17:41:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T12:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=38562"},"modified":"2018-02-21T17:50:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T12:20:09","slug":"president-rouhani-condemns-violence-police-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/world-news\/president-rouhani-condemns-violence-police-force\/","title":{"rendered":"President Rouhani condemns violence against police force"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Now Darvish cult attacks on police force in Tehran<\/em><\/p>\n

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has strongly denounced the use of violence against the country\u2019s police force, reacting to the deaths of five security personnel at the hands of the member of a Dervish cult.<\/p>\n

In less than two months after a series of protests in different Iranian cities, Tehran has witnessed killing of five security personnel, including three policemen and two Basij volunteers in two different incidents on Monday night. The attacks came from the members of the Gonabadi Darvish cult.<\/p>\n

While addressing a government meeting on Wednesday, President Rouhani condemned violence in all its forms, saying, \u201cViolent behavior and insults against the police force, which is in charge of maintaining public order and security, will not be tolerated under any circumstances.\u201d $\"President$ <\/a><\/p>\n

According to reports, the cult members engaged in clashes with ordinary people and police forces. One attacker ploughed a bus into a group of policemen, killing three of them. Two members of the Basij volunteer force lost their lives in separate car-ramming and stabbing attacks at the site.<\/p>\n

Rouhani condoled with the victims’ families, and expressed gratitude to security forces, the Law Enforcement Force in particular, for their calculated management and maximum tolerance in the face of the attackers.<\/p>\n

He tasked the responsible institutions with investigating the roots of such incidents, with the aim of reinforcing national integrity and unity.<\/p>\n

The Gonabadi Darvish cult has its origin in Khorasan province and espouses Sufi ideology, known for their extreme poverty and austerity. The attacks on Iranian police force came at a time when western media has been exerting pressure to desert its ballistic missile program.<\/p>\n

A series of public protests, occurred in various cities beginning on December 28, 2017, were triggered from Mashhad. Initially the protests were aimed against government economic policies and unemployment. But, protesters suddenly started shouting slogans against Tehran\u2019s \u201cinvolvement in the regional countries\u201d. Six people were killed during the clashes with security forces.<\/p>\n

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