 The EU today called for the unconditional and immediate release of the 15 British sailors by Iran as tensions grew following as tensions escalated following the emergence of a third propaganda video from the detainees. Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, warned Tehran of "appropriate measures" if it did not release the marines and Royal Navy personnel. Mr Solana said British citizens were the concern of the 27-nation bloc. Earlier today, Iranian TV screened footage of sailor Nathan Thomas Summers apologising for "trespassing" in Iranian waters. A letter was also released - the third purportedly written by Leading Seaman Faye Turney - which criticised US and UK foreign policy.The letter said she had been "sacrificed due to the intervening policies of the Bush and Blair governments", adding that she and her 14 colleagues were receiving better treatment than Iraqis held in Abu Ghraib, the scene of an abuse scandal in 2004...
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