Azerbaijan, Baku, March 20 / Trend R. Hafizoglu /
Around 18 people were detained on suspicion of espionage in Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera TV channel reported today, citing Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry.
According to the TV channel, there are citizens of Iran and Lebanon among the detainees. Other 16 are Saudi Arabia's citizens.
According to the TV channel, the detainees allegedly conducted espionage in favor of Iran.