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| Iran 'arrests UK embassy staff' | Iran 'arrests UK embassy staff' |
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| Iran has detained eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran on accusations of having a role in post-election riots, local reports said. | Iran has detained eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran on accusations of having a role in post-election riots, local reports said. |
| The embassy has not yet confirmed the report from the semi-official Fars news agency, which did not name its source. | The embassy has not yet confirmed the report from the semi-official Fars news agency, which did not name its source. |
| Relations between the countries are strained after Tehran accused the UK of inflaming unrest, which London denies. | Relations between the countries are strained after Tehran accused the UK of inflaming unrest, which London denies. |
| Some 17 people are thought to have died in street protests after the disputed 12 June presidential poll. | Some 17 people are thought to have died in street protests after the disputed 12 June presidential poll. |
| Tehran has expelled two British diplomats in the past week, and the UK has responded with a similar measure. | |
| There is no independent confirmation of the latest arrests. | |
| "Eight local employees at the British embassy who had a considerable role in recent unrest were taken into custody," Fars said, without giving a source. | "Eight local employees at the British embassy who had a considerable role in recent unrest were taken into custody," Fars said, without giving a source. |
| The UK Foreign Office said in London: "We have in the last few days received a number of, sometimes confused, reports that British nationals or others with British connections have been detained. We continue to raise them with the Iranian authorities." | The UK Foreign Office said in London: "We have in the last few days received a number of, sometimes confused, reports that British nationals or others with British connections have been detained. We continue to raise them with the Iranian authorities." |