August 30 the National Day of Fight against Terrorism in Iran

August 30 is the National Day of Fight against Terrorism in Iran. On this day in 1981, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (AKA: MKO, MEK, PMOI) exploded the office of the Prime Minister of Iran, and martyred President Rajai and Primer Bahonar and several other officials. This was another in a series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by this group against Iranian civilians and government officials. Just two months earlier on 28 June 1981, they assassinated over 70 high-ranking officials, including the Chief of Justice, three incumbent ministers, and 27 members of the Parliament. In a decade, they killed over 17000 innocent individuals, just because they were even working for or supporting the government or having a beard or looking suspicious.

While the affiliates of the group continue to operate freely in some parts of Europe, whatever the authorities of those countries say about the fight against terrorism is more like a bitter joke.