After two diplomats were violently detained in Tehran, France expresses concern for its nationals in Iran
Le Monde
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One of the two staff members from the French embassy in Tehran who were detained on Sunday was 'manhandled,' 'brutalized' and 'beaten,' said Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
As the diplomats returned to Paris on Wednesday, French authorities fear that the Islamic Republic might resume its practice of taking hostages.