Iran Frees Five of Detained UK Embassy Local Staff

Clashes between supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi and Iranian security forces erupted in Tehran in June 20. Photo by BGNES

Five of the local staff at the British Embassy detained in Tehran have been released Monday.

The news was announced by Iranian officials, the BBC reported.

Iran's media earlier said several Iranian staff at the UK mission were held over their role in protests against a disputed presidential poll.

It is unclear how many embassy staff are still being held. British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has dismissed the Tehran's allegations as baseless.

"Eight people were arrested. Five were freed and three are still being interrogated," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hassan Ghashghavi, said Monday during a news conference.

Iran's state television Press TV earlier reported that there had been a total of nine arrests.

 

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