Iranian authorities have arrested the leader of the Sunni Muslim militant group Jundullah, according to reports on state television. The Arabic language channel al-Alam said Abdolmalek Rigi had been held in eastern Iran, ———————————————————————————— Jundullah was founded in 2002 to defend the Baluchi minority in the poor, remote and lawless region of south-east Iran. Mr Rigi has claimed in the past that the group does not seek to break away from Iran but that violence is necessary to draw attention to discrimination. >>>
