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August 4, 2009

Iranian Police Question Three Americans Arrested on Border
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Iranian state television has reported police have questioned the three
Americans who were arrested on Friday after apparently crossing into
Iran during a hike in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region. The detained
Americans have been identified as Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Joshua
Fattal. Shane Bauer is a freelance journalist who has written for The
Nation magazine and the Pacific News Service. Earlier this year,
Democracy Now! aired a report co-produced by Bauer on the US military
allying with Sunni militias in Iraq.



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