Iran naval ships enter Suez Canal, says official

ISMAILIA, Egypt | Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:15pm EST

ISMAILIA, Egypt Feb 22 (Reuters) - Two Iranian naval ships entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday and were heading towards the Mediterranean, a canal official said.

"They entered the canal at 5:45 a.m.," the official told Reuters.

Israel had said it takes a "grave view" of the passage of the ships, which would be the first naval vessels to go through the canal since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.

(Editing by Miral Fahmy)

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