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April 2, 2007

Iran Says All 15 British Captives Confess to Entering Iranian Waters
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=16E5158:A6F02AD83191E160BFE4FC55D606D80A9574F7DCC14957C0 Broadcast came
after government-run television showed two British men in military
uniforms pointing to a map and saying the 15 Britons had intruded
Iranian waters Iran says all 15 British sailors and marines in Iranian
custody have confessed to illegally entering Iranian waters.

The statement was made Monday on a state-run news channel, but the
station did not give a source for the claim.







A video grab taken from the Iranian Arabic-speaking television station
Al-Alam shows a British sailor pointing at a map of the Gulf, 01 Apr
2007 The broadcast came after government-run Al-Alam television showed
Sunday two British men in military uniforms pointing to a map of the
Persian Gulf and saying the 15 Britons had intruded Iranian waters.

One of the men, Captain Chris Air, was shown pointing to a spot on the
map where he said the 15 were captured (at 10 a.m. local time) on
March 23 in Iranian territory.

He said the 15 detainees - a group that includes one woman - have been
treated well by the Iranians.

Britain's Foreign Office says it is "unacceptable" for the footage to
be shown.

Iran says the 15 British personnel were in Iranian waters when they
were captured. Britain says they were in Iraqi waters.

British Defense Secretary Des Browne said London is directly
communicating with Iran to win the release of the 15 Britons.

About 200 Iranian students staged a protest outside the British
Embassy in Tehran Sunday over the 15 Britons' alleged violation of
Iranian waters. The students threw rocks and firecrackers at the
building. There were no reports of injuries.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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