American Sarah Shourd released from prison, Iranian TV says
Iran’s English language state television reported Tuesday that American hiker Sarah Shourd has been released after more than a year in prison.
“Iran has released U.S. national Sarah Shourd,” a banner on Press TV said.
Shourd, 32, Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer were taken into custody by Iranian security forces near the border with Iraq in July 2009. They have been accused of spying.
Iranian authorities said Sunday that they were prepared to release Shourd on $500,000 bail, but there was no immediate word on whether that amount had been paid or who might have paid it.
The detention of the other two Americans was extended for two months, the hikers’ defense attorney told The Times on Sunday.
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