Several foreigners arrested during unrest: Iran

Iran said on Monday several foreign citizens were arrested during clashes between opposition supporters and security forces during a religious festival last month, state television reported.

Tehran: Iran said on Monday several foreign citizens were arrested during clashes between opposition supporters and security forces during a religious festival last month, state television reported.
"Several foreigners are among those who were arrested on the day of Ashura...they were leading a psychological war against the system.”
“They entered Iran two days before Ashura," Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi told state TV, without elaborating on the foreigners` nationality.

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