Priest not in Iran?
. A New Zealand- Press Association-Reuter report that a British priest is still jailed in Iran has been rejected by a friend of the priest’s family in Christchurch. ' ■ • According to. Thursday’s report, the Rev. Paul Hunt, ah Anglican priest, was still In. jail and fthe British Embassy has sald .it was denied the right to see him. Mr gunt had been accused of receiving explosives and money to be used by coup conspirators.. .. . .. - However, the Rev. David
Rathgen, of St Andrew’s Church in Hoon Hay, said yesterday that he had received a letter from Mr Hunt’s mother in Britain to say that he had been in Hove, Sussex, since at least the beginning of this month.
Mrs Hunt had written that the Iranians had-not been able to find her: son and his wife, Diana, and had shot one of the others “suspects.” Mr and Mrs Hunt l and their children w ; ere safely back in Britain and Mr -Hunt had attended a party were/ "
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