Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Report: Iran Seized US Hikers in Iraq 24 June 2010 American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Josh Fattal, rear at center, and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran, accused of spying, while hiking along the Iraqi border, (File). Photo: AP American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Josh Fattal, rear at center, and Sarah Shourd, were detained in Iran, accused of spying, while hiking along the Iraqi border (file) The families of three American hikers detained in Iran say a new report indicating Iranian forces arrested the hikers in neighboring Iraq raises "deeply troubling questions" about the arrest of the hikers and their continued detention by Iranian authorities. In a Thursday statement, the families say the report in The Nation magazine has elevated concerns about the hikers' arrests and why they have been held in Iran for nearly year "without due process in violation of Iranian and international law." The Nation says it has located two witnesses who the magazine did not identify, in the Iraqi border town of Zalem, who say Iranian security forces crossed into Iraq and seized the hikers.  The magazine cites the witnesses as saying Iranian police first waved at the hikers in a "threatening" manner and then one officer fired shots into the air when the hikers ignored their calls. Iranian authorities arrested Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal in late July on suspicion of spying. Family members of the hikers have said they may have accidentally strayed across the border. The Nation says its report is based on a five-month investigation conducted in conjunction with the Investigative Fund and The Nation Institute.  It says the witnesses are residents of a Kurdish village who declined to be identified because of fear of retaliation. Some information for this report was provided by AP. .