Iran says German cyclist was arrested for espionage

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Iran acknowledged on Saturday that a German cyclist had been detained on allegations of spying.

The man has been accused of recording and transmitting coordinates and locations of sensitive military and nuclear facilities, Iranian news agency Mehr reported.

The agency posted a video on Telegram purportedly showing the arrest of the young cyclist in the northwestern province of Markazi near the Arak nuclear facility.

He was reportedly arrested last year and has since been held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, home to foreigners and political prisoners.

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