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The Iranian people claimed that U.S hikers were spying on their president. Iran sent the U.S hikers to jail on july 2009.The Iranian government wanted $500,000 per hiker,so that U.S can release the American hikers.The American hikers claimed they were on the Iraq side of the border but the Iranian border guards said they were in the Iranian side and that they had crossed over the border illegally they must be trasspassing and they were spies.U.S president Obama had denied that the men were not in the Irianian side.
Shane Bauer,28 years old and grew up in Onamia,Minnesota.Sarah Shourd 32 years old,was born in Oak Park,Illinois.Josh Fattal is 28 years old the youngest of the three and was born in Elkins Park,Pennsylvania.
The state department would help other Americans in other foreign countries. when Americans need helpin foreign countries the state department would help them.
By DL and CA
I liked this post. I didn't realize how dangerous it could be to hike across a country with a repressive government until I read this post. I am just starting to read a book called The Places In Between about a Scottish hiker who walked all the way across Afghanistan, which borders on Iran. I think he also hiked across Iran (without getting arrested) but his book is about the part of his hike that takes place in Afghanistan. After he walked across these countries he came to Boston and spent a year teaching as a professor at Harvard!
ReplyDeleteWhen you say, "U.S president Obama had denied that the men were not in the Irianian side," what do you mean? I am not sure what President Obama is for or against.
ReplyDeleteIn your second paragraph, are the two Americans named the ones who are being held by the Iranian government?
Thank you for sharing information on this issue. I was not aware of this occurrence.
-Ms. Welch