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Asefi: Arrested Al-Qaeda members to stand trial in Iran

IRNA

Tehran, Oct 28, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi 
on Tuesday rejected a US demand for extradition of Al-Qaeda 
members who are now in custody in Iran. 
In reaction to the remarks of the US secretary of state, Asefi 
said that the arrested Al-Qaeda members have committed crimes in the 
country and therefore they will be tried and punished according to the
laws of the Islamic Republic. 
The foreign ministry spokesman said that the arrested people 
will be tried fairly. 
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