Tehran: Iran sought extradition of Sydney hostage taker
"Since we did not have an agreement on the extradition of criminals with Australia, the Australian police refused to extradite him," Iranian police Gen. Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam told reporters following the identification of Sydney hostage taker Man Haron Monis./ In the aftermath of a deadly siege on a Sydney cafe, Iran says it sought the extradition of the hostage taker -- identified as Iranian native Man Haron Monis -- 14 years ago but that Australia had denied the request. Monis, known in Iran as Manteqi, was wanted by Iranian officials ...
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