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Thursday, 03 July 2008
Iranian Embassy insists diplomats kidnapped in 1982 still alive in IsraelRead Full Article
Daily Star Lebanon
'All news which has been provided to us proves it' By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, July 04, 2008 BEIRUT: Iran's embassy in Lebanon said Thursday that its four nationals, seized in 1982 by a Christian militia in Lebanon, are still alive and being held in Israel. The embassy made the statement to mark the 26th anniversary of their abduction, and said the information was based on statements by former detainees released from Israeli prisons. It also comes at a time when the Jewish state is due to provide details on the case as part of an agreement being hammered...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottakai, speaks during a press conference as he sits in front of poster shows the portraits of the four Iranian diplomats who were missed during the Lebanese civil war, at the Iranian embassy, Beirut, Lebanon, Monday May 26, 2008. Mottaki praised Monday the agreement that ended Lebanon's crisis, saying "the implementation of the agreement guarantees calm and stability in the region." Mottaki, whose country is the strongest backer of Hezbollah, accused the United States of interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs while saying that Iran's role in Lebanon was "transparent.
photo: AP / Ahmad Omar