World : Britain Orders 9 More Iranians Out
Britain ordered nine more Iranians to leave the country on security grounds today after the break in diplomatic relations between the two nations brought on by Salman Rushdie’s novel “The Satanic Verses.”
The latest expulsions include two former staff members of the Iranian Embassy and Iranian students, a Home Office spokesman said. The announcement brought to 18 the number of Iranians ordered to leave the country since Britain severed ties after Iranian death threats against the British author in response to his novel, which many Muslims consider blasphemous.
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