"Mr. Shirani has important information, especially about senior Iranian
nuclear experts and release of his confessions will cost the Iranian regime
dearly," Jund Allah said.
This marked the first time that Jund Allah has targeted Iran's nuclear
sector. Most of Jund's operations had involved attacks on Iranian military
and security forces near the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization has acknowledged that Shirani was
abducted. But the organization said Shirani worked as a driver and welder
rather than an employee involved in nuclear activities.
"He is not employed with Iran's Atomic Energy Organization," IAEO
spokesman Haim Qaemi said.
In an Oct. 9 statement, Jund said Shirani was being held in the
Sistan-Baluchestan province. The insurgency group, whose leader was executed
by Iran in June, has demanded the release of more than 200 prisoners within
a week.
"We are ready to release to the public information gathered from Mr.
Amir Hussein Shirani, so the world finds out more about the Iranian regime's
secret nuclear activities," Jund said.
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