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Defend America on Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:36:46 PM
US releases five Iranians in Iraq
Five Iranian officials held by the US military in Iraq since January 2007 have been freed.
A
spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki confirmed the five,
said by Iran to be diplomats, had been handed over to Iraqi officials.
US forces seized the five in the northern city of Irbil on suspicion of arming and funding Shia militias
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8141974.stm