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Shane Bauer, one of the U.S. hikers who was held in Iran on charges of espionage, hugs fiance Sarah Shourd after his release from Tehran's Evin prison on September 21, 2011.
Monday, Sep. 26, 2011

Open quoteThe only reason we have been held hostage is because we are American.Close quote

  • JOSHUA FATTAL,
  • one of two Americans held for two years in an Iranian prison for illegally crossing the Iran-Iraq border; Fattal and Shane Bauer were freed last week
Photo: Jumana El Heloueh / Reuters | Source: AP