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ARTICLE: AFP: Three US citizens facing spying charges in Iran
Apparently, the Iranians need to have someone explain amnesty for illegal immigrants to them.
AFP) – 1 hour ago TEHRAN — Three American hikers taken into custody by Iranian guards near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing charges of spying, Iran's judiciary said on Monday.
Tehran chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi was quoted by the IRNA news agency as saying the investigations were continuing against the three, Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Josh Fattal, 27, and that a statement on their fate would be made in the near future.
"The three Americans arrested near the border of Iran and Iraq are facing charges of spying and the inquiry is continuing," he said.
Apparently, the Iranians need to have someone explain amnesty for illegal immigrants to them.