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| Saudi Arrests 10 Iran Ring Spy Suspects, among Them Lebanese, Turkish |
| 2013-05-22 |
[An Nahar] Saudi authorities have enjuggedYou have the right to remain silent... 10 more suspects in an alleged Iranian spy ring unveiled two months ago, an interior ministry front man said on Tuesday. The eight Saudis, a Lebanese and a Turk bring the number of people arrested to 28, the official SPA news agency quoted the front man as saying. However, if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... a Lebanese arrested in March has since been released. "The results of investigations by security services have led to the arrest of the other 10 involved in spying for this cell," the front man said. On March 19, the interior ministry said authorities had arrested 16 Saudis, an Iranian and a Lebanese in four regions, including the oil-rich Eastern Province, where Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's Shiite Mohammedan minority is concentrated. A week later, the kingdom said the alleged spy cell had "direct links" to Iran's intelligence services. "Preliminary investigations and physical evidence that has been collected as well as the defendants' statements on this case have all revealed direct links between this cell and Iranian intelligence services," a ministry front man said. Shiite-dominated Iran has denied any involvement in the alleged spy ring. Saudi Arabia's ultra-conservative Sunni Mohammedan rulers have strained ties with Iran, which deteriorated further after a Saudi-led military intervention crushed Shiite-led pro-democracy protests in neighboring Bahrain in early 2011. |
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