Three Americans reportedly arrested in Iran - CNN.com

CNN | Aug. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

Iranian security forces arrested three Americans, accusing them of illegally entering the country from Iraq's Kurdish region, Iran's official Press TV said on Saturday.

The network's Web site quoted a wire story saying the three Americans were backpackers and that a Kurdish official had warned them not to hike in the mountains because of the proximity of the Iranian border. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 1, 2009 - 11:24 AM PDT
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug. 1, 2009

Of all the arrogant actions by these three Americans, warned several times not to hike in the area and did so anyway. Maybe a few weeks in an Iran prison will change their arrogant ways- serves then right.

Ahmed Awa police spotted the hikers at one point on Friday, Ahmed said, and warned them that they were near the Iranian border — which is not marked in the area ... More »

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