France 'temporarily' reducing Tehran embassy staff

AFP , Saturday 3 Dec 2011

After seeing protesters storm the British embassy in Tehran, France temporarily reduces their diplomatic staff and families in the city

France has decided to "temporarily" downsize its embassy in Tehran as "a precautionary measure" following the storming of the British embassy earlier in the week, a French diplomat told AFP on Saturday.

The decision will affect part of the diplomatic staff as well as all of the families of the French personnel at the embassy, but not the French community in Tehran, the diplomatic source said.

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