TEHRAN Iran has actually officially moved the body of Jamshid Sharmahd, the leader of the Tondar terrorist group, to Germany after finishing all necessary legal processes, according to Iranian judiciary officials.The handover was performed in response to a formal demand from Sharmahds family and in accordance with judicial and diplomatic procedures, The Iranian News Agency Daneshjoo stated.Sharmahd, a German citizen and U.S.
citizen was the ringleader of a pro-monarchist terrorist group understood in Iran for arranging and performing many fatal terrorist attacks versus civilians.One of the most well-known attacks connected to Sharmahd was the 2008 bombing at the Seyyed-ol-Shohada mosque in the southern city of Shiraz.About 800 adorers were going to a sermon by Seyyed Mohammad Anjavinejad, head cleric of the Rahpouyan Vesal Cultural Center when an effective bomb exploded.The surge injured 215 and martyred 14 individuals, consisting of five ladies, 2 children, and an infant, making it one of the most dangerous terrorist attacks in Iranian history.According to investigators, the British-made 8-pound bomb was detonated by push-button control and was enough to kill a thousand individuals, however the placement of the explosive next to the column and the method the structure collapsed limited the casualties.Sharmahd and his Tondar group were likewise behind a 2010 terrorist battle at Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeinis mausoleum in the Iranian capital, which left numerous individuals injured.Before Sharmahds arrest in 2020, his group was planning to carry out several prominent and possibly fatal attacks across Iran, however its efforts were thwarted by the elaborate intelligence operations targeting the attire, according to the Iranian Intelligence Ministry.Furthermore, Sharmahd and his group teamed up with foreign intelligence services to destabilize the nation.
In March 2024, an Iranian court bought the Tondar group to pay $2.5 billion in damages for the 2008 Shiraz battle, holding it accountable for orchestrating deadly attacks versus Iranian people.
The decision was released following a lawsuit submitted by 116 victims and their families.Sharmahd was sentenced to death after his arrest, but he died last year before the sentence could be performed.