1. The detentions signaled a further toughening of Iran's dealings with the West, which has become increasingly vocal in its condemnation of a crackdown on opposition supporters.
2. In contrast to 2008 when rioters and looters rampaged unabated for weeks, police said mass detentions prevented more widespread damage this year.
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3. But the Supreme People's Court favors the judicial procedure, which requires all detentions to be imposed only after a court's decision.
4. Residents complained of random detentions and homes being ransacked as the hunt drew in more troops and brought taunting messages from the presumed captors.
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5. But the Ministry of Public Security's decisions to end extended detentions and address public complaints about police conduct seem to have some substance.
6. Under Indian law, police can extend detentions for months on end before formal criminal charges are filed.
7. The detentions come after the failure of recent efforts to win the release of an Israeli soldier that Hamas is holding in the Gaza Strip.
8. Their detentions came just as aid officials were urging a halt to shortcut adoptions in the wake of the earthquake.
9. Bush has weighed into the row over the captured Britons, saying the detentions were inexcusable and described the 15 as " hostages ".
10. Details of the investigation are secret and nothing was known about what evidence led to the detentions.