Sailors' release confirmed

Five sailors including an Irish journalist detained after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters have been released, the British Foreign Office confirmed today.

Sailors' release confirmed

Five sailors including an Irish journalist detained after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters have been released, the British Foreign Office confirmed today.

News of the release – reported earlier by Iranian state media – was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, said the Foreign Office in a statement.

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