Iranian police detain four unspecified foreigners over unrest

Iranian police have arrested four foreigners ‌over last month's unrest, Iranian state media reported on ⁠Monday, without specifying their nationality. State media quoted Iranian police as saying the four foreigners ​had been arrested "in a raid ‍inside their hideout". The authorities have been announcing daily arrests of suspected ⁠protest ringleaders.

Iranian police have arrested four foreigners ‌over last month's unrest, Iranian state media reported on ⁠Monday, without specifying their nationality. State media quoted Iranian police as saying the four foreigners ​had been arrested "in a raid ‍inside their hideout". Four homemade sound grenades had been found in one of their bags.

Thousands ⁠of ‌Iranians ⁠are believed to have been killed in ‍a crackdown on anti-government protests last month. ​Iran's authorities blame foreign countries for fomenting ⁠the violence, the worst domestic unrest since the ⁠1979 Islamic Revolution. The authorities have been announcing daily arrests of suspected ⁠protest ringleaders. The U.S.-based rights group HRANA said ⁠on ‌Monday nearly 50,000 people have so far been arrested.