Iran said Monday it had identified members of the Al-Qaeda network it had in custody and would extradite some to friendly countries, but refused to give the names, positions or number of the detainees. Speaking at a press conference, government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said, âWe have identified some of the Al-Qaeda members in custody.â Asked if those identified included Al-Qaeda spokesman Suleiman Abu Ghaith and security chief Saif al-Adil, Ramezanzadeh said: âTheir names cannot be given for security reasons.â He said that if the identified Al-Qaeda members are citizens of âfriendlyâ countries, âwe will hand them over to those countries.â Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said last month his government would ask Iran to extradite any Saudis who may be among the Al-Qaeda members held in Iran. Last week the prince visited Tehran to discuss the issue. It was not disclosed if Iran would extradite any Al-Qaeda detainees to Saudi Arabia. At a separate news conference Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said that if some detainees are Saudis, âwe will spare no effort to hand them over to our Saudi friends.â
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