Thirty workers of security firm arrested in Iraq

Thirty employees working in an Iraqi security firm have been arrested after they were found to be plotting 'terrorist' activities.

Thirty employees working in an Iraqi security firm have been arrested after they were found to be plotting "terrorist" activities, Iraq's interior ministry said on Monday.

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"The 30 employees were arrested as they planned to carry out terrorist activities against innocent people," the ministry said in a statement.

The employees were picked up from Baghdad's Hamara hotel located in the centre of the Iraqi capital.

The hotel houses offices of many international companies, including media organisations.