Iran Says 3 American Hikers Will Be Tried Over Crossing
The New York Times / JACK HEALY
15-Dec-2009

They were three seasoned travelers who had crisscrossed much of the world — from the Philippines to Mexico, Africa to the Middle East.

But now, after apparently straying across the Iranian border on a hiking trip in late July, the three Americans — Sarah E. Shourd, 31; her boyfriend, Shane M. Bauer, 27; and their friend, Joshua F. Fattal, 27 — have become pawns in the troubled relationship between the United States and Iran.

On Monday, the Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said the hikers, who were arrested >>>

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