Three Americans reportedly arrested in Iran - CNN.com

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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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 — and that they should be careful.

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