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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey in Port Stanley, Falkland islands

UK asks Interpol to reject Argentina’s ‘politically motivated’ requests for Falklands oil arrests

View from the sea of buildings on Stanley  with Mount Tumbledown behind.
Mount Tumbledown behind Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. Photograph: Ricardo Mazalán/AP

Britain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands.

With tensions over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory reaching levels not seen since the war with Argentina in 1982, UK officials have sought urgent assurances from the international organisation.

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