Iranian security forces have detained a Jewish American man for illegally entering the country from Pakistan, state television reported Friday. The report did not identify the man.
It said he was arrested Tuesday in Sistan-Baluchestan, a province in southeastern Iran that borders Pakistan. The television gave no further details.
An Iranian police officer told The Associated Press that the American's motives for entering the country illegally were not yet known. The American was being interrogated, the officer added. (Albawaba.com)
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