Iranian diplomats kidnapping

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Upon invasion of Lebanon on July 4, 1982, four Iranian diplomats were allegedly kidnapped by militiamen and Israeli forces at an inspection point for the Lebanese Forces in north Lebanon. Their fate was never determined but it is presumed they are dead.

The alleged missing diplomats are:

• Ahmad Motevaselian
• Seyed Mohsen Mousavi
• Taghi Rastegar Moghadam
• Kazem Akhavan

Iran called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to clarify the whereabouts of four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982. According to IRNA website, some Palestinian prisoners who have been released from Israeli jails claim that the Iranian dimplomats are still alive in the prison, However, IRNA did not use any evidence to back their claim. [1]

[edit] External links

• Kharazi in Beirut to discuss fate of missing Iranian diplomats
• FM urges stronger cooperation to release kidnapped diplomats
• Witnesses say IRI diplomats alive