Accused Female American Set To Be Released
September 10 2010
A spokesman for the Iranian government says one of three American hikers accused of spying, detained since last summer, will be released, the BBC reports.
Sarah Shourd, 31, will be released Saturday, an Iranian official said. She is the only woman among the accused.
Shourd and her companions, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 27, were seized last July near northern Iraq's Kurdistan region. It is believed they crossed the border into Iran unintentionally.
Iran has not given...
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