Iran denies report on US arrests
BBC
19-Sep-2010 (2 comments)

Iran's state owned TV has denied a report from
the semi-official Fars news agency that Iranian forces had detained
seven US troops trying to enter the country.

Fars had earlier said that: "Recently seven American troops
were detained by Iranian guards in a south-eastern province of the
country... Two Iranians accompanying the troops were also arrested".

US officials say they have no knowledge of the reported arrests.

South-east Iran borders on Pakistan and Afghanistan.

But there are no US troops usually stationed in the reported area, says the BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo.

Our correspondent says the Fars news agency is known to be
close to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, but it has made spectacular
mistakes in the past.

The announcement comes amid growing tension over two US hikers who have been detained for about a year.

A third member of the group was released on bail and is on
her way to the US. Iran says the hikers are spies and will be tried.
Families say they strayed inside Iran by mistake.

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acopier101

I didn't find it

by acopier101 on Sun Sep 19, 2010 07:34 AM PDT

This piece of news keeps repeating itself, but I did not find it anywhere in the Fars News Agency archive that says: "Recently seven American troops were detained by Iranian guards in a south-eastern province of the country... Two Iranians accompanying the
troops were also arrested."

There are at least three explanations:

1- The news piece is still there in Fars News Agency archive but I didn't find it

2- Fars News Agency has deleted the news piece

3- I forgot the third one

If anyone finds the original news piece from Fars News Agancy please post a link here.

Thank you, 


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IranFirst

Stupid & Dangerous Reporting by Fars News Agency

by IranFirst on Sun Sep 19, 2010 05:55 AM PDT

This is the news from earlier today, from Fars News source. Fras "News" has made huge reporting mistakes before. But off course its controled by the terrorist IRGC and can't be held accountable for accurate reporting.

 

Iran says 'US troops detained'
  

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