January 21, 2007	Sunday	Muharram 01, 1428

TEHRAN, Jan 20: Iran’s ambassador to Iraq said five Iranians detained by US forces in the northern Iraqi town of Arbil will be freed by Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

“The Iraqi government has assured that five Iranian diplomats arrested in Arbil will be released this (Iranian) week (ending Friday),” IRNA quoted Hasan Kazemi Qomi as saying.

The US military arrested the five at an office in Arbil on Jan 11, 2006, accusing them of being agents for Tehran, arming militias and inciting anti-US attacks in Iraq.—AFP