Iran denies news that Bin Laden arrived in its territories

Iran has denied claims quoted by the mass media on statements of a Pakistani official on the possibility of the arrival of Osama Bin Laden in Iran. An official source at the Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed in a statement he made in Tehran on Sunday his regret over such claims. Earlier in the day AFP reported that a Pakistani official said that "Bin Laden was last seen on last Friday near the Iranian borders."