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Iranian security forces have arrested nine people from Europe

30-09-2022 18:28

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard troops march during a military parade commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Iranian security forces have arrested nine people from Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and other countries for their role in the protests against the death of a young woman in police custody, the Intelligence Ministry said on Friday.

The nine unidentified persons were detained “during the riots or while plotting in the background”, the ministry said in a statement carried by Iranian media.