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Saudi coast guard arrests 21 Iranians
Saudi Arabia has detained 21 Iranian nationals who were aboard two boats near an island off the kingdom’s eastern coast, the Saudi border guard said on Thursday.
Separated by about 250 km (150 miles) of Gulf waters, Shi’ite Muslim power Iran and Sunni-led Saudi Arabia have often had tense relations. U.S. ally Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of fomenting unrest among Shi’ites in its oil-rich Eastern Province, a charge Iran denies.
“One of the marine patrols was able to seize two Iranian boats on Wednesday inside Saudi regional waters,” a border guard statement said. “One of the boats had 12 people and the other nine people … all of them are Iranians and are being questioned.”
The Iranians were seized near al-Harqus island, 42 miles off the Saudi coast, the statement said but gave no further details.
3 Comments on "Saudi coast guard arrests 21 Iranians"
BillT on Fri, 4th Jan 2013 1:10 am
Fishermen…more anti-Iran propaganda.
DC on Fri, 4th Jan 2013 3:57 am
Indeed! Reuters no doubt left out the their true identity, preferring to imply something sinister by referring them as ‘Iranian Nationals'(up to no good of course). Like you say BillT, odds are they were simply fisherman or something equally threatening.
Arthur on Fri, 4th Jan 2013 11:27 am
Give these Saudis a break if unconfirmed rumours solidify that these 21 Iranians possessed boxcutters.