Report: Group attacks Saudi Airlines Tehran office over Saudi peace plan
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFPublished: DECEMBER 13, 2008 12:19Advertisement
Iran's state-run newspaper says a militant group has attacked the office of Saudi Arabia's state-owned airline in Teheran over a Saudi-backed peace initiative with Israel.
Iran newspaper says the group - identified as Ikhwan al-Radwan, or Brothers of Heaven in Arabic - attacked the Saudi Airlines office with several Molotov cocktails Wednesday, causing minor damage to the building.
Saturday's newspaper report quotes a statement by the group saying the reason for the attack was Saudi Arabia's support for an Arab peace initiative.
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