U.S. Hikers Linked To Intelligence, Says Minister
April 09 2010
Iran's intelligence minister says three detained American hikers Iran is holding are linked to U.S. intelligence, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Heidar Moslehi said in a television interview that Iran has "credible evidence" that the three are linked to U.S. intelligence agencies.
According to their families, the Americans were arrested last summer during a backpacking trip after they accidentally crossed an unmarked border with Iraq's Kurdistan region.
The U.S. State...
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