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| Iran TV shows seized UK navy crew | Iran TV shows seized UK navy crew |
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| Iranian state television has broadcast an interview with captured British sailor Faye Turney and footage of the 14 servicemen seized with her. | |
| Leading Seaman Turney, 26, said they had been seized in the Gulf because "obviously we trespassed" in Iranian waters - something the UK disputes. | Leading Seaman Turney, 26, said they had been seized in the Gulf because "obviously we trespassed" in Iranian waters - something the UK disputes. |
| She said her captors had been friendly and the 15 personnel were unharmed. | She said her captors had been friendly and the 15 personnel were unharmed. |
| Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said in a statement she was "very concerned" about the pictures. | Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said in a statement she was "very concerned" about the pictures. |
| 'Hospitable' | 'Hospitable' |
| Earlier Iran said it would release Leading Seaman Turney "very soon". | Earlier Iran said it would release Leading Seaman Turney "very soon". |
| Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said she would be released on Wednesday or Thursday. | Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said she would be released on Wednesday or Thursday. |
| UK VERSION OF EVENTS 1 Crew boards merchant ship 1.7NM inside Iraqi waters2 HMS Cornwall was south-east of this, and inside Iraqi waters3 Iran tells UK that merchant ship was at a different point, still within Iraqi waters4 After UK points this out, Iran provides alternative position, now within Iranian waters UK version in more detail Sailor 'writes' to family | UK VERSION OF EVENTS 1 Crew boards merchant ship 1.7NM inside Iraqi waters2 HMS Cornwall was south-east of this, and inside Iraqi waters3 Iran tells UK that merchant ship was at a different point, still within Iraqi waters4 After UK points this out, Iran provides alternative position, now within Iranian waters UK version in more detail Sailor 'writes' to family |
| The circumstances of the filming are unknown. | The circumstances of the filming are unknown. |
| The footage showed the eight Royal Navy sailors and seven Royal Marines, who were seized at gunpoint by Iranian Revolutionary Guards last Friday, in their uniforms sitting and eating a meal out of white trays. | The footage showed the eight Royal Navy sailors and seven Royal Marines, who were seized at gunpoint by Iranian Revolutionary Guards last Friday, in their uniforms sitting and eating a meal out of white trays. |
| There was separate footage of Leading Seaman Turney - wearing a black headscarf - smoking and speaking. | There was separate footage of Leading Seaman Turney - wearing a black headscarf - smoking and speaking. |
| She said: "I was arrested on Friday March 23. Obviously we trespassed into their waters. | She said: "I was arrested on Friday March 23. Obviously we trespassed into their waters. |
| "They were very friendly and very hospitable, very thoughtful, good people. | "They were very friendly and very hospitable, very thoughtful, good people. |
| "They explained to us why we had been arrested. There was no aggression, no hurt, no harm. They were very, very compassionate." | "They explained to us why we had been arrested. There was no aggression, no hurt, no harm. They were very, very compassionate." |
| 'Unacceptable' | 'Unacceptable' |
| The video showed a letter, said to have been written by Leading Seaman Turney, who is from Shrewsbury, to her parents, in which she admitted that the navy personnel had "apparently" crossed into Iranian waters. | |
| The captured personnel were shown eating in their uniforms | The captured personnel were shown eating in their uniforms |
| "I wish we hadn't because then I would be home with you right now," the letter said. | "I wish we hadn't because then I would be home with you right now," the letter said. |
| BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said he thought Leading Seaman Turney's words had been scripted. | |
| "She did not sound there like somebody who was saying those words of her free will," he said. | |
| "Obviously she had been told what to say." | |
| Mrs Beckett said she was concerned about "any indication of pressure on or coercion of our personnel" who she said were on a routine operation in accordance with international law. | Mrs Beckett said she was concerned about "any indication of pressure on or coercion of our personnel" who she said were on a routine operation in accordance with international law. |
| She added: "I am particularly disappointed that a private letter has been used in a way which can only add to the distress of the families." | She added: "I am particularly disappointed that a private letter has been used in a way which can only add to the distress of the families." |
| Defence Secretary Des Browne said it was "completely unacceptable to parade our people in this way". | Defence Secretary Des Browne said it was "completely unacceptable to parade our people in this way". |
| 'Pressure' | 'Pressure' |
| Earlier on Wednesday the UK said it was suspending bilateral contacts with Iran amid the dispute over the personnel. | Earlier on Wednesday the UK said it was suspending bilateral contacts with Iran amid the dispute over the personnel. |
| They were taken after searching a merchant vessel in the northern Gulf. | They were taken after searching a merchant vessel in the northern Gulf. |
| Footage was shown of the British personnel being seized | Footage was shown of the British personnel being seized |
| Iran has insisted the group, based on HMS Cornwall, which has its home port in Plymouth, were in its waters when they were taken. | Iran has insisted the group, based on HMS Cornwall, which has its home port in Plymouth, were in its waters when they were taken. |
| Earlier Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was time for the UK to "ratchet up" pressure on Iran. | Earlier Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was time for the UK to "ratchet up" pressure on Iran. |
| The Ministry of Defence issued data it said proved the navy group had been 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi waters when they were seized. | The Ministry of Defence issued data it said proved the navy group had been 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi waters when they were seized. |
| Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Charles Style, gave detailed co-ordinates which he said proved that. | Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Charles Style, gave detailed co-ordinates which he said proved that. |
| 'Ambush' | 'Ambush' |
| The co-ordinates were 29 degrees 50.36 minutes north, 048 degrees 43.08 minutes east. | The co-ordinates were 29 degrees 50.36 minutes north, 048 degrees 43.08 minutes east. |
| The MoD also released a photograph of a handheld global positioning satellite device in HMS Cornwall's Lynx helicopter as it flew over the searched merchant vessel. | The MoD also released a photograph of a handheld global positioning satellite device in HMS Cornwall's Lynx helicopter as it flew over the searched merchant vessel. |
| THE EDITORS' BLOG The pictures shown by Iranian TV obviously raised some issues... Kevin Bakhurst,Controller, BBC News 24 Kevin's comments in full Send us your comments | THE EDITORS' BLOG The pictures shown by Iranian TV obviously raised some issues... Kevin Bakhurst,Controller, BBC News 24 Kevin's comments in full Send us your comments |
| Vice Admiral Style said the sailors had been "ambushed" and their detention was "unjustified and wrong". | Vice Admiral Style said the sailors had been "ambushed" and their detention was "unjustified and wrong". |
| The UK government said the Iranians had initially said the merchant vessel had been at a point within Iraqi waters, before later providing a second, alternative position, within Iranian waters. | The UK government said the Iranians had initially said the merchant vessel had been at a point within Iraqi waters, before later providing a second, alternative position, within Iranian waters. |
| Iran's embassy in London issued a statement in response to the UK data, in which it said the sailors and marines had been 0.5 km inside Iranian waters at the time they were seized. | Iran's embassy in London issued a statement in response to the UK data, in which it said the sailors and marines had been 0.5 km inside Iranian waters at the time they were seized. |
| The statement, quoted by the official IRNA news agency, said "the governments of Iran and Britain have the ability to solve the incident through contacts and close co-operation". | The statement, quoted by the official IRNA news agency, said "the governments of Iran and Britain have the ability to solve the incident through contacts and close co-operation". |