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6 February 2002 - 18:34 AMT

TEHERAN ASKED WASHINGTON TO HELP ARREST “AL-QAEDA” FIGHRERS

Iranian authorities have called on US leadership to assist in arresting “Al-Qaeda” fighters, who had penetrated into the country territory. “Instead of spreading negative information about Iran, the US should have better given information about the fighters skulking on our territory. Then we could have an opportunity to expel them from the country,” – Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Harrazi said in this regard. Harrazi again flatly denied all Washington accusations that Teheran supported the fighters of “Al-Qaeda” and “Taliban” operating in Afghanistan.