https://freerepublic.com/tag/ruyadhbombings/ en-us Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:21:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1009988/posts Oct. 28, 2003 Iran rejects U.S. demand to extradite al-Qaida operatives By ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran rejected a U.S. demand to hand over senior al-Qaida operatives in its custody, Tuesday, saying the terror suspects would stand trial in Iranian courts, state-run radio reported. A day earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell insisted that senior al-Qaida operatives held by Iran should be turned over to their countries of origin or to the United States for interrogation and trial. "Al-Qaida operatives currently in (our) custody have committed crimes in Iran," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi was quoted by... AP/The Jerusalem Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1009988/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:21:09 GMT