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Iran Rejects Nigeria Spying Allegation
[An Nahar] Iran on Friday rejected it had committed any "illegal act" in Nigeria after the West African nation's secret police incarceratedBook 'im, Mahmoud! three Nigerians accused of spying for the Islamic republic. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was quoted in media reports as saying he "rejected Nigerian and Western media reports of illegal activities by the Islamic republic in Nigeria". Amir-Abdollahian said relations between Iran and Nigeria were "developing" and urged officials of the two nations to prevent such accusations from being made. On Wednesday, the Nigerian secret police paraded a 50-year-old Islamic holy man and two accomplices who they alleged were spying on prominent individuals and targets for Iran. Posted by: Fred 2013-02-23 |
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