Saturday, July 04, 2009 21:30 [Daily Archive]

Iran to try local UK Embassy staff
Iran to try local UK Embassy staff
TEHRAN - Some Iranian employees of the UK Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial over allegations they helped instigate post-election unrest, a senior cleric says. EU nations respond to the decision by summoning Iranian envoys for protest
Daily News with wires, 04 July 2009
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