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2022-08-08 12:35:04 By : Mr. Ray Feng

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry arrested several members of the Baha’i faith on spying charges, state TV reported Monday.

The ministry said in a statement that the suspects were linked to the Baha'i center in Israel, where the religious group’s international headquarters are located, and had collected and transferred information there.

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