NCRI – Fearing traditional protests on the last Wednesday of the year, the Iranian regime has placed its State Security Forces (SSF) on high alert.
According to the state-run TV a deputy commander of the SSF, Bahman Kargar, has said, “18 separate operations have taken place to identify the shops that sell fireworks and to inspect vehicles. More than 3,059,000 fireworks have been confiscated and 65 individuals distributing such material have been arrested.”
The Iranian people celebrate the last Wednesday of the year or “Fire Festival” by jumping over fires in a symbolic gesture of parting with darkness and misfortune and replacing it with kindness and prosperity.
After the 1979 revolution, the celebrations have turned into acts of protests against the clerical regime.
