Brown urges Iran to free British embassy staffs

Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 18:31 [IST]

London, Jun 30: Gordon Brown, British prime minister has urged the Iranian government to release four local British embassy staff in Tehran immediately.

Brown in a press conference said, "We are deeply disappointed that Iran has detained some of Britain's staff in Iran. He also said, "Iran's actions, first the expulsion of two diplomats, and now the arrest of a number of our locally engaged staff, is unacceptable, unjustified, and without foundation."

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