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Britain summons top Iranian diplomat over "serious failure"

Iran Materials 29 November 2011 23:38 (UTC +04:00)

Britain has summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires over the storming of its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement Tuesday, dpa reported.

"We hold the Iranian government responsible for its failure to take adequate measures to protect our embassy," Hague said.

Hague said his Iranian counterpart had apologized, but added: "This remains a very serious failure by the Iranian government."

All British embassy staff and their dependents in Tehran had been accounted for, according to the most recent information, Hague added.

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