Iran official: Sailors to be freed

[Cannikin]

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran Wednesday will release eight members of the British military and their boats, after it was proven they mistakenly crossed into Iranian waters, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi told Iran's state-run news agency, IRNA.

Three British boats were stopped and the eight British service members -- two sailors and six marines -- were detained Monday.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the three boats crossed into Iran's territorial waters in the Shatt al-Arab waterway.

The ministry said the Iranian Navy confiscated weapons and maps along with the ships. The crew members were being interrogated, the ministry said.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.uk/index.html

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. Freed:

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3104878

Nice to see some good news for a change.