TEHRAN – Security forces in northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi have arrested more people suspected of having ties to Daesh, a judicial official has announced.

Mashhad deputy prosecutor general Hassan Heidari said the number of suspected members arrested in the province over the past days has risen to 27, Tasnim reported.

On Thursday, Heidari had announced the arrest of 21 Daesh terrorists in Mashhad.

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