FT.com / World / Middle East & Africa - Iran seizes 15 British Navy personnel: "Iran seizes 15 British Navy personnel
By Reuters, Friday March 23 2007
BASRA, Iraq, March 23 (Reuters) - Iranian forces seized 15 British Royal Navy personnel who had searched a merchant ship on Friday, Britain said, triggering a diplomatic crisis.
Britain said the incident took place in Iraqi waters, where it routinely boards merchant vessels with UN permission to search them. The Foreign Office summoned Iran's ambassador and demanded the immediate, safe release of the personnel."
Friday, March 23, 2007
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