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Iran has rejected claims by eight British servicemen that they were "forcibly escorted" into its territorial waters before being taken captive.
The men maintain they were operating in Iraq's waters and had not strayed into Iran's, UK defence secretary Geoff Hoon said.

But Iran's foreign ministry claims British officials have admitted the boats entered its waters by mistake.

The servicemen were held for three days, sparking a stand-off with the UK.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw expressed concern about the row and urged the Iranian authorities to return confiscated British equipment.

He said: "We would be greatly assisted if and when we get back the global positioning equipment because that would tell us for certain where they were," he said.

In a statement released by the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, Mr Hoon said the MoD was looking into the servicemen's story.

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Iran has rejected claims by eight British servicemen that they were "forcibly escorted" into its territorial waters before being taken captive.
The men maintain they were operating in Iraq's waters and had not strayed into Iran's, UK defence secretary Geoff Hoon said.

But Iran's foreign ministry claims British officials have admitted the boats entered its waters by mistake.

The servicemen were held for three days, sparking a stand-off with the UK.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw expressed concern about the row and urged the Iranian authorities to return confiscated British equipment.

He said: "We would be greatly assisted if and when we get back the global positioning equipment because that would tell us for certain where they were," he said.

In a statement released by the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, Mr Hoon said the MoD was looking into the servicemen's story.

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