Iran police detains four foreign nationals over January protests
Iranian police detained four foreign nationals suspected of involvement in protests earlier this month in Baharestan, west of Tehran, state media reported on Monday.
Police identified and arrested the suspects at their hideout, IRIB quoted a local police official as saying.
“Four foreign nationals were identified and arrested on suspicion of involvement in the unrest,” the official said.
IRIB said police found “four homemade stun grenades” in a bag carried by one of the detainees that were used during the disturbances.
Authorities did not identify the detainees or say where they were from.
