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Iran arrested Baha'i citizens, accuses them of Israel links -state media

FILE PHOTO: The Baha'i shrine is seen in the northern city of Haifa August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL)

Iran’s intelligence ministry said on Monday it had arrested a number of adherents of the banned Baha’i faith for links to a centre in Israel, and for proselytising in schools and kindergartens.

The ministry statement, carried by state media, did not say how many people were arrested or when the arrests were made.

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