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    Iranian TV Airs Footage of Captured British Sailors

    Fifteen British sailors and marines have been shown on Iranian State TV, including the one woman, who says British boats "trespassed" on Iranian waters before she and her comrades were seized last Friday by Iranian forces.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Fifteen British sailors and marines have been shown on Iranian State TV, including the one woman, who says British boats "trespassed" on Iranian waters before she and her comrades were seized last Friday by Iranian forces. The British government has released photographs it claims prove their boat was on the Iraqi side of the line. John Prideaux is Political Correspondent for the Economist.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      John Prideaux

      Political Correspondent, Economist

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