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Police detain Iranian infiltrator in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Monday arrested an infiltrator carrying Iranian nationality on the border region near Iran, the chief of the Diala police said. “Policemen managed to arrest an Iranian infiltrator in the border region in Khaniqeen district, northeast of Baaquba,” General Abdul Hussein al-Shimri told IraqiNews.com. “He was carrying a bag including a map of Iraq, a tent and a sharp tool,” he added. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.   SH (P)/SR 1