Iraq hopeful for hikers' release
Foreign minister says he's working with Iran to free Americans
Posted: August 10, 2009 at 4:37 a.m.
The Iraqi foreign minister said Sunday that he was hopeful that three Americans detained in Iran after crossing the border from northern Iraq will be released soon Iranian border guards detained freelance journalist Shane Bauer and his companions Sara Shourd and Josh Fattal on July 31 while they were hiking near a waterfall on a mountain in Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region.
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