Iran arrests leader of Sunni militants Jundullah
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Iranian authorities have arrested the leader of the Sunni Muslim militant group Jundullah, according to reports on state television.
The Arabic language channel al-Alam said Abdolmalek Rigi had been held in eastern Iran, but gave no more details.
He is said to be behind a series of deadly bombings and killings in Sistan-Baluchistan province.
Last October 42 people, including six Revolutionary Guard commanders, were killed in a suicide bombing in Zahedan.
The semi-official Fars news agency, quoting the Iranian intelligence ministry, said the arrest took place of the Jundullah leader along with two of his group members .
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Belarus plane arrest - is it a first?
By Claudia Allen
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The forced diversion of a Ryanair passenger plane to Belarus s capital Minsk on Sunday, and the arrest of a dissident journalist on board, have caused outrage elsewhere in Europe.
The civilian aircraft was flying from Greece to Lithuania, passing through Belarus s airspace, when Belarus sent a fighter jet to intercept it, claiming there was a bomb threat.
The pilots of the Ryanair flight were obliged to follow the instructions of the military plane.
The events have been condemned by the EU and the US. But has a similar intercept happened before?