TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia has detained two Iranian fishermen in the Persian Gulf, ILNA quoted a source as saying on Sunday.

The fishermen, who were fishing in the vicinity of Iranian waters, were arrested by Saudi forces, said Mohammad Abkhou, the director of fishermen union in Bushehr province.

Abkhou said the two fishermen were from Khark, Bushehr, and that Iran has no information on their whereabouts.

Back in June, Saudi border guards opened fire on an Iranian fishing boat in the Gulf, killing a fisherman

MH/PA