Iran Nabs 'Spying' Pigeons

Two birds arrested near Natanz nuclear site
By Ambreen Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 21, 2008 2:57 PM CDT
Iran Nabs 'Spying' Pigeons
Tehran officially lodged complaints against US espionage last year.   (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Two pigeons are under arrest in Iran after the alleged avian spies were found hovering near the nation's uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz, the Telegraph reports. The first, a black one, was caught wearing espionage gear—a metal ring held by “invisible” strings. The birds may have been communicating what they saw of Tehran's controversial underground nuclear facility. (More Iran stories.)

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