Five foreigners arrested in Revolution march

Iran says five foreigners were arrested during the February 11 rallies marking the 31st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi told the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Wednesday that three of the foreigners including a French national, a Russian and a Japanese reporter, were released after the charges against them were dropped.

Another Afghan national who is still in detention was arrested for taking part in illegal gatherings on February 11 while the Russian in custody was charged with illegal entry into the country.

According to Dolatabadi, their cases have been handed to the Judiciary, ISNA reported.

Millions of people, some carrying Iranian flags, pictures of the Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Opressed People Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and banners in support of the revolution, took to the streets on Thursday to celebrate overthrowing the US-backed Pahlavi monarchy.

A few hundred of the supporters of the defeated presidential candidates took advantage of the occasion to stage rallies in the capital and gathered in a western Tehran district. Police, however, stepped up security in the area to prevent possible disturbances.