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Families: US hikers detained in Iran are harmless

Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Tehrān : Iran | 3 months ago  
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Three American hikers being detained in Iran carefully planned a hike that accidentally carried them into the country and are “totally harmless,” their families said Thursday. Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shourd have been held for three weeks, their exact whereabouts unknown.
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