<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Nine European nationals have been arrested in Iran during deadly street protests sparked by a custody death.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Intelligence officers detained people deemed to be "agents of foreign spy organisations" either at protests or "behind the scenes", local media said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The violence shows no sign of easing, with the death toll continuing to rise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Protests erupted in the capital Tehran and spread through the country after Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died having spent time in police custody.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 22-year-old, from the north-western city of Saqez, was arrested in Tehran on 13 September by morality police officers for allegedly violating the strict law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those detained are from Poland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands, Iran's intelligence ministry says.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The German, French, British and Swedish embassies were among those who were warned over the involvement of their "agents" in the anti-government protests, the ministry added. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>