Iran Arrests more than 100 Illegal Afghan Immigrants

Published August 19th, 2000 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Iranian Law Enforcement Forces arrested 120 Afghan nationals in the eastern province of Zahedan, who had entered the country illegally, reported Tehran Times newspaper.  

The men had been smuggled into the country and were hiding out in two houses in the region, said the paper, citing a local police official who said the rise in Afghan illegals was a "threat to security," - Albawaba.com 

 

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