UK expresses concern over arrest of British Embassy staff

  • 12/15/2022
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CORFU, Greece, June 28, SPA -- Britain's foreign secretary says the government is «deeply concerned» at the arrest anddetention of British Embassy employees in Tehran. David Miliband, who is on the Greek island of Corfu for aforeign ministers' meeting, said Britain has protested tothe Iranian authorities about the arrests, which he saidoccurred Saturday. The foreign secretary described the detentions as«harassment and intimidation of a kind that is quiteunacceptable.» Iranian media reported Sunday that authorities haddetained eight local employees of the British Embassy inTehran for an alleged role in post election protests.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/679067

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