Red Cross offficial confirms wounds on kidnapped Iranian diplomat

Iranian diplomat Jalal Sharafi (L) with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on the day of his release. The U.S. denies any involvement in his capture, imprisonment or interrogation.

The head of the International Red Cross in Tehran says he saw wounds on an Iranian diplomat who has alleged that US forces in Iraq tortured him.

Peter Stoeker said there were marks on Jalal Sharafi's feet, legs, back and nose but he was unable to say if they were the result of torture.

Iranian media quoted Mr Sharafi saying the CIA tortured him "day and night".

Mr Sharafi was abducted in Iraq in February and released last week. The US denies any involvement in the case.

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