Iran releases 22 Indians working on Saudi boats

Dubai (PTI): Iran has released 22 Indian crew members of Saudi fishing boats seized last week after the vessels allegedly strayed into its waters near its first under-contruction nuclear power plant. "Iran on Thursday released five vessels which were held for two weeks after they entered Iranian territorial waters," said the head of the Saudi border guard in the Eastern province, General Abdurrahman al-Brahim. According to al-Brahim, the boats and the 22 Indian crew on board returned "safely" to Darin, on the Saudi east coast, Iranian 'Press TV' reported. The move came after Saudi authorities released two Iranian vessels which were seized after they entered the kingdom's territorial waters on Wednesday. Earlier reports said that the boats from Saudi Arabia and had 17 Indian nationals on board. "Bushehr sea-guard patrols... [read full story]