Iran releases British prisoners
24 June 2004
BBC News
The Iranian government accused the men of entering their territory, in the Shatt al-Arab waterway on the Iran-Iraq border, without permission.
They were arrested, and the boats they were in were confiscated. They were shown on Iranian TV wearing blindfolds, admitting they had broken the law.
British officials say the men may have gone over the border by mistake while training the Iraqi river patrol.
The arrests come at a bad time for relations between Iran and the UK.
There have been many angry protests in Iran against the occupation of Iraq by UK forces.
Britain also took part in writing tough new laws against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_3836000/3836579.stm
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