Spanish diplomat 'held' for four hours in Tehran: Madrid

Spanish diplomat 'held' for four hours in Tehran: Madrid < Spanish news | Expatica Spain: "Spain has protested to Tehran over a 'very serious' incident in which Iranian authorities detained a Spanish diplomat for four hours, the Spanish foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The government summoned the Iranian ambassador 'to obtain information and to protest against what we consider a very serious and unacceptable incident,' a representative of foreign ministry said.
She said Madrid also sent a protest letter to the Iranian foreign ministry over the incident, in which a diplomat in charge of consular affairs at the embassy was held for four hours on Monday.
Spanish media said the diplomat was detained by police outside the Spanish embassy in Tehran near where an anti-government demonstration was taking place.
Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of the Iranian capital on Monday in support of Arab uprisings that quickly turned into anti-government demonstrations.
Iranian police said one person was killed and nine policemen injured during the protest."

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