Iran says the country's security forces have uncovered five spy networks and detained 20 people in connection with espionage activities.

A security official in the western province of Kermanshah said on Monday that five spy networks in the province have been uncovered and destroyed, IRNA reported.

The official added that the members of the networks included foreign elements and were trained by "the enemies' intelligence services" for economic, military, political, cultural and social purposes.

He declined to reveal the identities of the arrested spies on security grounds, adding that they are being interrogated.

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