Three hikers held in Iran phone home
Sarah Shourd, 31, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 27, all recent UC Berkeley graduates, were hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan on July 31 when they crossed the Iranian border and were arrested on suspicion of spying. Friends said they were backpacking to see a waterfall during a break from teaching jobs in Damascus, Syria. Their families maintain the hikers strayed across the unmarked border accidentally. The parents of the three hikers said they received phone calls from them on Tuesday. "It was a tremendous relief to hear their voices at last ...
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