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of plotting to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the u.s. with a bombing attack on a restaurant here in america. one man who holds u.s. and iranian citizenship is under arrest, another suspect is at large. the justice department says the man in custody has confessed and identified iranian government officials who were involved. secretary of state hillary clinton says this crosses a line an iran needs to be held accountable. iran has denied the allegations. we have a number of correspondents on this story tonight and we begin with bob orr. bob? reporter: scott, u.s. officials say it was an audacious murder for hire plot conceived, financed, and put into motion by officials inside the iranian government. the intended target was the saudi ambassador to the united states, abdel al-jubeir. there was the threat of violence and terrorism. reporter: a close contact of the saudi king and u.s. officials. attorney general eric holder unveiled the plot saying it was launched in