Iran arrests UK's deputy ambassador, foreign diplomats for "spying" activities
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TEHRAN, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) arrested the British deputy ambassador and other foreign diplomats for "spying" activities such as collecting soil samples in prohibited areas, official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
According to a video released by the IRGC Intelligence Organization, the IRGC has identified some diplomats of foreign embassies, including the British deputy ambassador, who were "spying" instead of carrying out their diplomatic missions, said the report.
"The British deputy ambassador had gone to Shahdad desert (in central Iran) with his family as a tourist, but as the recorded images show, this person was collecting soil samples in this area," the report said.
Western news outlets have identified the arrested British diplomat as Giles Whitaker, the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Iran. Enditem
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