Iran releases no information on three Finns it seized in Gulf

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TEHRAN, June 06, SPA --Iran has detained three Finns for allegedly straying into its territorial waters during afishing trip in the Gulf but is releasing no information on their whereabouts, the Finnish ambassador toTehran said Wednesday. Ambassador Heikki Puurunen said Iranian officials assured him that the three men were in good condition and had been treated well since their Saturday detention. However, Puurunen told The Associated Press, Iran had not yet agreed to a Finnish request to see the men in accordance with consular agreements between the two countries. «The only message we have got from the Iranians is that they are in good condition and they are taking good care of them,» Puurunen said. «They said that they will inform us as soon possible ... in Iran it usually it takes some time to get these things.» The three men were employed by Nokia Siemens Networks in Dubai and were seized off the nearby island of Abu Musa, the ambassador said. He declined to release their names or other personal details. «Of course we want to know how they are but we have been assured that they are well,» he said. «We have goodrelations with Iran, so hopefully that will help.» An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that he was not aware of the case. Iranian state media contained no reports on the detentions.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/456519

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