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18:25, 20-Jul-2017
Kuwait expels Iranian diplomats over ‘terror’ cell
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Updated at 9:55 p.m. BJT
Kuwait on Thursday closed down the Iranian cultural mission and reduced the number of diplomats after the emirate’s top court convicted a “terror” cell of links to the Islamic Republic, AFP reported, citing a government source.
Kuwait has ordered diplomats to leave the country within 48 days, Reuters reported, quoting Iran's ISNA news agency .
The move comes after Kuwait convicted a group of men, including one Iranian national, for "spying for Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group" last year.
"The government of the state of Kuwait decided to take actions in accordance with diplomatic norms and in abidance with the Vienna conventions with regards to its relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran," following the court ruling, acting Information Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Mubarak al-Sabah said.
(With input from Reuters)
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