Blindfolded UK troops shown
2004-06-22 15:03
Tehran - Iran's state-run television on Tuesday broadcast images of eight members of Britain's Royal Navy blindfolded after their arrest for straying into Iranian waters near Iraq.
The new footage broadcast by the Arabic-language satellite channel Al-Alam - a branch of the Islamic republic's official television network - showed the eight troops in a more uncomfortable position than shown in previous broadcasts.
The troops, detained on Monday by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, were shown sitting on the ground in a small room with their eyes covered by cloth. Their hands and feet were not bound, and they were dressed in military fatigues.
In previous images shown by the channel, the eight men were shown sitting on sofas in what appeared to be an office.
The channel also showed images of captured equipment, including an array of weapons, communication equipment and cameras.