"The British couple jailed in Tehran told how bombs exploding next to their prison shattered windows and caused plaster to rain down from the ceiling. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were sentenced last month to 10 years in prison on disputed espionage charges after being arrested while travelling through Iran on a global motorcycle tour in January 2025."
"The sudden explosion shook the facility so hard that plaster fell from the ceiling onto inmates in Mr Foreman's cell, campaigners said. Ms Foreman, who was on the phone to her son at the time, described a scene of mass hysteria as women dived under bunk beds for cover, awaiting the next strike."
"Her son recounted in The Times how his mother screamed as the force of the bomb tore through the prison wings. He said he could hear in the background the screams of dozens of other women before the line cut out."
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple from East Sussex, were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on disputed espionage charges after their arrest during a motorcycle tour in January 2025. While imprisoned at Evin Prison, they experienced a bombing during the Israeli-US bombardment of Iran. A bomb exploded near the facility, causing windows to shatter and plaster to fall from ceilings onto inmates. Ms. Foreman, speaking with her son by phone, described scenes of mass hysteria as women inmates sought shelter under bunk beds. The explosion's force was powerful enough to be heard across prison wings, with dozens of women screaming as the line disconnected.
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