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Rising Fears of 'Freelancing'.(Iranian seizure of British marines)
Newsweek International
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April 09, 2007 |
Hosenball, Mark; Hirsh, Michael; Bahari, Maziar |
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Byline: Mark Hosenball, Michael Hirsh and Maziar Bahari
What began as a minor incident in the Persian Gulf is becoming a major hostage crisis. In the two weeks since 15 British sailors and Marines were detained near the Shatt al-Arab waterway while inspecting an Indian-flagged merchant ship--allegedly by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats--tensions have heightened. British P.M. Tony Blair has appealed to the U.N. Security Council for help while under pressure at home for not reacting more combatively to the crisis. Tehran, meanwhile, has paraded the captives on TV. Iran's chief international negotiator, Ali Larijani, issued a veiled threat to put them on trial.
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