Iran to Protest over 'U.S. Arrests' - Democratic Underground

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Iran to Protest over 'U.S. Arrests'

Source: BBC News

Iran to protest over 'US arrests'

Iran says it will make a formal protest to Iraq on Wednesday over the apparent arrest and detention of seven of its nationals by US troops in Baghdad. The men were seized from one of the city's main hotels and led away blindfolded and in handcuffs.

The Iranian embassy in Baghdad says the men were experts helping to rebuild electricity power stations in Iraq. The US military declined to comment, saying that the action was part of an operation that had not been completed. The group was detained at the Sheraton Ishtar Hotel. Video footage showed soldiers leading the men out of the building.

Other soldiers were seen carrying what appeared to be luggage and a laptop computer bag.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/6967850.stm

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