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FM spokesman: Bin Laden's death leaves no excuse for foreign troops to stay in region

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, May 2, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Monday that with Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden’s death there will remain no excuse for foreigners to send troops to the region to fight terrorism.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that foreign countries now have no excuse for military buildup in the region to fight terrorism,” said Mehmanparast on Monday in reaction to news on Bin Laden’s killing by US troops.

He said, “We hope the event will put an end to war, bloodshed and killing of innocent people and will lead to restoration of peace and tranquility to the region.”

As major victim of terrorism, the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns any sort of terrorist acts including those being committed by the Zionist reegime in any part of the world, he said.

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