American troops raid Iranian consulate in Iraq
Iranian officials are reporting that American troops raided the Iranian consulate in Arbil, northern Iraq early Thursday morning. US soldiers seized computers and official documents and arrested five Iranian officials present at the building.
A diplomat working at the consulate confirmed the operation took place. "Americans arrested five people and took away all the computers and documents," the diplomat reported.
US soldiers are reported to have entered the building after forcing open the outer gate. Security officers are also reported be among those arrested.
While the US Army has not yet made a statement regarding the incident, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the event was under investigation.
Last month US soldiers arrested two Iranian diplomats who were visiting the area as guests of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. The reason for the arrest, which caused a brief crisis between the countries, was given as suspicion that the diplomats were preparing an attack. The diplomats were released shortly following their arrest.
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Gotta keep stacking up those provocations in hope of some sort of 'incident' to use as an excuse to attack all out.
For Blog's Sake. Soldiers attack a Consulate? Maybe just getting even for the Tehran hostages?
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