American hikers were released from Iranian custody to the Gulf state of Oman where they were reunited with their families Sept. 28. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, who had spent over 2 years in Iranian custody, and released on $1 million bail. The pair expressed grateful sentiments toward Irananian government for their release, but contested their original imprisonment.
“Two years in prison is too long and we sincerely hope for the freedom of other political prisoners and other unjustly imprisoned people in America and Iran,” Bauer said in a statement.
In July 2009, Fattal, Bauer and companion Sarah Shourd crossed over the Iran-Iraq border while hiking and were jailed as spies. The pair were allowed to leave Oman and returned to the U.S. Sept. 25. #
American hikers released from Iran
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