Iran to prosecute arrested British sailors
Iran will prosecute eight British crewmen it detained after they entered Iran’s territorial waters with three military patrol boats, state-run television reported in Tehran.
“They will be prosecuted for illegally entering Iranian territorial waters,” the Arabic language Al-Alam television reported.
The station is part of the state-run Iranian radio and television network.
Iran impounded three British military vessels and detained the eight crewmen yesterday in the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, Iraq’s main link with the Persian Gulf.
It said the crewmen were armed.
Britain said it was in contact with Iran to resolve the situation. It said the personnel from the Royal Navy training team based in southern Iraq had been detained while delivering a boat to the new Iraqi Riverine Patrol Service.
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