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IRAN DETAINS BRITISH EMBASSY STAFF FOR "INCITING VIOLENCE"
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
29.06.2009 10:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Eight local employees at the British embassy are
detained in Iran, for active involvement in post-election unrest in
the Islamic Republic, an Iranian Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
As Fars reports, "they had a considerable role in provoking recent
unrest," Fars said.
recent unrest and were taken into custody,".
Arrest of British employees followed the week of unrest, when Iranian
authorities were accusing Western states, UK, US in particular -
of interfering with internal affaires of the country and of inciting
street protests and violence that rocked the country after its disputed
June 12 presidential election.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on June 19 attacked foreign
powers for alleged interference, singling out Britain as the "most
treacherous" of Iran's enemies.
Last week Iranians expelled 2 employees of the British diplomatic
mission and the UK expelled two Iranian diplomats.
Great Britain Foreign minister David Milliband demanded an immediate
release of its subordinates from the Iranian custody.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
29.06.2009 10:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Eight local employees at the British embassy are
detained in Iran, for active involvement in post-election unrest in
the Islamic Republic, an Iranian Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
As Fars reports, "they had a considerable role in provoking recent
unrest," Fars said.
recent unrest and were taken into custody,".
Arrest of British employees followed the week of unrest, when Iranian
authorities were accusing Western states, UK, US in particular -
of interfering with internal affaires of the country and of inciting
street protests and violence that rocked the country after its disputed
June 12 presidential election.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on June 19 attacked foreign
powers for alleged interference, singling out Britain as the "most
treacherous" of Iran's enemies.
Last week Iranians expelled 2 employees of the British diplomatic
mission and the UK expelled two Iranian diplomats.
Great Britain Foreign minister David Milliband demanded an immediate
release of its subordinates from the Iranian custody.