Iran Questions British Sailors

[AP/Washington Post] Nasser Karimi - Iran said Monday it was questioning 15 British sailors and marines to determine if their alleged entry into Iranian waters was "intentional or unintentional" before deciding what to do with them. The Iranian emphasis on the detainees' intent was a noticeable pullback from the certainty expressed Saturday by Iran's military chief, Gen. Ali Reza Afshar, who said the 15 confessed to "aggression into the Islamic Republic of Iran's waters."


2007-03-27 01:00:00

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