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Fifteen British naval personnel held by Tehran for allegedly trespassing into Iranian waters. London says its sailors were in Iraqi waters. Intense diplomacy has followed.
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The Defence Secretary Des Browne has said inquiries into how 15 British navy personnel were captured by Iranian armed forces would take more time.
Two die and four more are injured in an RAF helicopter crash near the Iraq capital.
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Persian stand-off
