Iran detains British embassy staff for "inciting violence"

PanARMENIAN.Net - Eight local employees at the British embassy are detained in Iran, for active involvement in post-election unrest in the Islamic Republic, an Iranian Fars news agency reported on Sunday.



As Fars reports, "they had a considerable role in provoking recent unrest," Fars said.

recent unrest and were taken into custody,".



Arest of British employees followed the week of unrest, when Iranian authorities were accusing Western states, UK, US in particular - of interfering with internal affaires of the country and of inciting street protests and violence that rocked the country after its disputed June 12 presidential election.



Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on June 19 attacked foreign powers for alleged interference, singling out Britain as the "most treacherous" of Iran's enemies.



Last week Iranians expelled 2 employees of the British diplomatic mission and the UK expelled two Iranian diplomats.



Great Britain Foreign minister David Milliband demanded an immediate release of its subordinates from the Iranian custody.