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Iran's intelligence: no signs of terrorist act on Plasco incident

22 January 2017 17:12 (UTC+04:00)
Iran's intelligence: no signs of terrorist act on Plasco incident

Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi has denied that a terrorist will was behind the tragic incident of the collapse of Plasco building in Tehran.

He has said that the security official have, so far, found no evidences proving that there was a terrorist will or sabotage behind the incident, IRNA news agency reported.

The officials, however, will continue to probe into the incident, he added.
He further warned against the possibility of occurring similar incident as there are many decrepit buildings in Tehran.

Iran's oldest high-rise in downtown Tehran collapsed on Jan 19 following a major fire in the building, leaving many firefighters buried under rubble, some of who are presumed dead.

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