Iranian maritime maneuvers begin

The Iranian maritime forces began maneuvers in north of the Gulf in the 20th anniversary of the long ranged war with Iraq which began in 1980.

The Iranian news agency said that tens of ships carrying missiles, sub marines and hundreds of the Iranian maritime weapons are participating in the maneuvers.

A spokesman of the Iranian army said "the aim of these maneuvers is raising the degree of the fighting readiness and evaluating systems of launching missiles in land and sea as well as mobilizing the reserved forces."

While the Iranian radio said that "the Iranian security men frustrated an attempt for kidnapping an airplane that was in an internal trip from Shiraz city to Asfahan.

The radio said "the security men arrested the man who tried to kidnap the airplane and deliver him to authority in Asfahan yet none of the passers was hurt in the accident."