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Mon, 05/30/2011 - 08:31
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Reports of Iranian diplomat’s arrest in Cairo dismissed
TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) -- An informed diplomatic source at Iran’s Interest Section in Cairo has dismissed the news reports claiming that an Iranian diplomat has been arrested in Cairo on espionage charges.
On Sunday, the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya satellite television network and a number of other media outlets reported that Egyptian authorities have arrested an Iranian diplomat on charges of spying on the North African country for Tehran’s intelligence services.
The informed source, who was speaking to the Masrawi news website on Sunday, said, “The reports claiming that an Iranian diplomat has been arrested in Cairo, on what has been called espionage charges, are completely without substance.”
According to the latest reports the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said it has no precise information in this regard.
On Sunday, the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya satellite television network and a number of other media outlets reported that Egyptian authorities have arrested an Iranian diplomat on charges of spying on the North African country for Tehran’s intelligence services.
The informed source, who was speaking to the Masrawi news website on Sunday, said, “The reports claiming that an Iranian diplomat has been arrested in Cairo, on what has been called espionage charges, are completely without substance.”
According to the latest reports the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said it has no precise information in this regard.
