| Home
Iran frees three more British embassy staff
United Kingdom News.Net
Friday 3rd July, 2009 (IANS)
Iran has freed three more staff members of the British embassy who were detained on charges of stoking the post-election unrest, a media report said Friday.
All the eight staff members of the British embassy in Tehran who were arrested on charges of fuelling the unrest after the June 12 presidential election are Iranian nationals.
Immediately after the arrests, four of the detainees were freed.
At present, only one staff member remains in captivity, the Mehr news said.
Intelligence Minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei told reporters Sunday that there are films and pictures proving some of these embassy staff members were among the rioters.  Email this story to a friend
Have your say on this story
|
 |
 |
- Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes separate after seven-year itch
Oscar-winning British film actress Kate Winslet and her filmmaker husband Sam Mendes, have separated after nearly seven years of marriage, their lawyers said here Monday. [read story]
- Madonna seeks Queen Elizabeth's nod for her film
Pop diva Madonna is hoping to receive royal help on her upcoming movie about late British King Edward VIII, as she is planning to write to British monarch Eilzabeth II to ask for her assistance. [read story]
- Michael Foot's funeral held
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday led mourners at the funeral of former Labour leader and MP Michael Foot, a lifelong friend of India. [read story]
- Ashok Kumar, Indian-born MP, found dead
Ashok Kumar, a prominent British MP of Indian origin, was Monday found dead at his home in northern England, his office said. [read story]
- Meet Daisy, 3, who cannot swallow food
Three-year-old Daisy Uranjek-Hollick has been diagnosed with a rare medical condition, which does not allow her to swallow food. [read story]
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
