DHAKA: Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans has apologised to Moscow for the arrest and detention of a Russian diplomat.

The incident prompted a diplomatic row, with Russia complaining police had held Dmitri Borodin for several hours and beaten him.

Neighbours had called the police over concerns about his behaviour.

After an investigation, Timmermans apologised to the Russian ambassador to the Hague, saying the police had breached rules on diplomatic immunity, reports the BBC.

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