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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran envoy repeats US abuse claim

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran envoy repeats US abuse claim: "An Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Iraq has appeared before journalists in Tehran, saying that a US official was present while his captors tortured him.
Jalal Sharafi was brought to the news conference in a wheelchair flanked by nurses, a week after his release."

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