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Iran breaks up al-Qaeda network
Iran's intelligence minister said that his services had dismantled al-Qaeda operations in the country, amid fresh accusations from the U.S. the clerical regime has been cooperating with Osama bin Laden's network. "The intelligence ministry has identified and dismantled all the Iranian branches of the al-Qaeda movement," Ali Yunessi was quoted as saying. "We have stopped the terrorist acts of al-Qaeda. If we had not done so, we would have had security problems," he added. Yunessi gave no further details about the operation or say how many people had been detained. But his statement gives a blow to U.S. media reports that the September 11 commission in Washington has concluded Iran may have facilitated the 2001 attacks on the United States by providing eight to 10 al-Qaeda hijackers with safe passage to and from training camps in Afghanistan. Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-07-18 |
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