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Iran Still 'Interrogating' 4 of 9 British Embassy Staffers

Four still held as UK decries 'harassment'

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2009 5:42 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Four of the nine staff members arrested at the British embassy in Tehran are still "being interrogated," reports the BBC, for what Iranian media described as collusion with the protests. The Iranian regime has condemned Britain throughout the crisis for meddling in the country's affairs.

"The British embassy played a crucial role in the recent unrest both through its local staff and via media," the Iranian intelligence minister charged. "The embassy sent staff among the rioters to direct them in order to escalate the riots so that the rioters could file fabricated reports to the world from various locations."

Iranian police officers stand guard in front of the British Embassy during an anti-British protest in Tehran, Iran.
Iranian police officers stand guard in front of the British Embassy during an anti-British protest in Tehran, Iran.   (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
David Miliband, the British foreign secretary, said his government is deeply concerned at the arrest and detention of British Embassy employees in Tehran.
David Miliband, the British foreign secretary, said his government is "deeply concerned" at the arrest and detention of British Embassy employees in Tehran.   (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
An Iranian resident in Japan, along with others, holds a placard denouncing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tokyo, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
An Iranian resident in Japan, along with others, holds a placard denouncing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tokyo, Sunday, June 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
A woman passes Iranian police officers as they stand guard in front of the British Embassy during an anti-British protest in Tehran, Iran.
A woman passes Iranian police officers as they stand guard in front of the British Embassy during an anti-British protest in Tehran, Iran.   (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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AmericaPrevails
Nov 30, 2009 8:46 AM CST
hahaha, is their side of the story propaganda? "The British embassy played a crucial role in the recent unrest both through its local staff and via media," the Iranian intelligence minister charged. "The embassy sent staff among the rioters to direct them in order to escalate the riots so that the rioters could file fabricated reports to the world from various locations." Or is our side?

 
Iran • United Kingdom • David Miliband • embassy • embassy staff • Iranian election • Iranian protests

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