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Iran reveals identities of two detained French 'spies'  

State media aired what it said was Intelligence Ministry footage of the arrest of two French citizens, accused of attempting to "instigate chaos" by inciting Iran's protesting teachers.    
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One week after a statement on the arrest of two Europeans, Iran's Intelligence Ministry revealed the identities, nationality and details of what it claimed to be close surveillance of the two.  

Aired by the conservative-controlled state television, the Intelligence Ministry's video report referred to French citizens Cecile Kohler, 37, and Chuck Paris, 69, as "spies," who landed in Tehran from neighboring Turkey on a tourist visa April 28.  

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