TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has arrested a network of sabotage comprised of 39 individuals in a restive Tehran neighborhood, Iran’s state media reported.

A team of 39 individuals has been busted by the Intelligence Ministry in Tehran’s Ekbatan neighborhood, the IRIB News Agency said. 

The IRIB news agency said the arrested individuals have been implicated in acts of sabotage in the west of Tehran while having links to foreign-based media.

The members of the team were equipped with communication and wiretapping tools such as walkie-talkies, according to the IRIB News Agency report.

Some of the members have connections to the Mujaheddin-e Khalq [MEK] terrorist group while others bear “Bahai thoughts,” the report said.