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Top Sunni militant leader Abdolmalek Rigi, accused of masterminding a series of deadly bombings and killings, has been apprehended in Iran.According to Tehran based TV channel, Rigi has been arrested in the east of the country.Rigi heads a shadowy Sunni militant group called Jundallah (Army of God) which has been accused by Iranian officials of carrying out several attacks in the Sistan-Balochistan province.Iran accused that Rigi has close links with a terrorist outfit al-Qaeda besides it did have the backing of US and UK., while both the countries denied the allegations.
