Iran detained two Spanish nationals during protests, says Kurdish rights group

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. (Reuters)

SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian security forces have arrested at least two Spanish nationals during the nationwide protest, according to the activist HRANA news agency on Wednesday. 

One has been identified as Santiago Sanchez, a 41-year-old Spanish soccer fan who was last heard from on Oct. 1 when he sent friends a picture of himself on the Iraq-Iran border with the caption: “Entry to Iran.”

HRANA has identified the second individual as Ana Baneira, 24 years old. Baneira’s whereabouts and the date she was arrested are still unknown.

 

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