Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Iranian security forces' feathers may be ruffled as they investigate possible espionage involving pigeons flying around the country's Natanz nuclear reactor. Media reports indicate security forces seized two "spy pigeons" near the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz and a second location, Ynetnews.com reported. Advertisement One pigeon wearing metal rings and with invisible strings attached was caught near a rose water production plant in Kashan, reports said. Iranian sources say it's within the realm of possibility "that pigeons were used to spy on the nuclear facility in Natanz," Ynetnews.com said. The birds -- possibly stool pigeons -- were handed over to defense officials. Last year, Iran's media reported 14 squirrels were arrested for espionage. "The squirrels were equipped with the spy gear of foreign agencies and were stopped before they could act, thanks to the alertness of our intelligence services," the country's official news agency reported at the time.
