Iran denies media report that it detained 7 U.S. soldiers
September 19th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by BNO NewsTEHRAN (BNO NEWS) — Iran on Sunday denied a news report that seven American soldiers were arrested on the Afghan-Iranian border, state-run media reported.
The semi-official Fars news agency initially reported that seven American soldiers, along with two Iranians, were arrested on the border of Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. Fars did not identify its sources.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), however, denied the report and said no American troops had been arrested. U.S. officials also said no Americans were missing.
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