British sailors face debrief
05/04/2007 10:40  - (SA)  

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London - The group of 15 British naval personnel are to be taken to a "secure location" for a debrief on their time in Iranian captivity in Iran when they land on home soil on Wednesday.

"The plane will be landing and then they will be whisked into a helicopter and taken to a secure location. I don't know where," a spokesperson for the British Airports Authority (BAA) said.

A spokesperson for the ministry of defence said there would be no press conference at Heathrow airport, west of London, where their British Airways flight is due to land at terminal four at 12:05 (11:05 GMT).

It is understood that they will then be taken from there to a location in the countryside, reportedly a base in Devon, southwest England, to undergo a debrief.

Plymouth, the county's biggest town, is the home port of HMS Cornwall, the ship which the crew were serving on when they were captured.

The MoD spokesperson said he did not know if the group would be reunited with the families at the airport or at a later stage.

The group is currently flying home from Tehran, 14 days after they were seized by Iran, which accused them of violating the country's territorial waters.

They were released following a surprise announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference on Wednesday that they would be given their liberty "as a gift to the British people".

- AFP

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