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Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit freed

October 18th, 2011 | Author: admin

In a text message, Mahmoud Zahar, Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip, said that his group is no longer holding Schalit, according to The Associated Press.

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Freed Israeli arrives for reunion with family (AP)

October 18th, 2011 | Author: admin

In this image from Egypt TV Tuesday Oct 18 2011 Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit is seen at an undisclosed location, during a pre-recorded interview released Tuesday. Schalit was moved in to Egypt from captivity in Gaza beginning an elaborate prisoner swap deal in which hundreds of Palestinian inmates are to be freed in return for the captured tank crewman. (AP Photo/ Egypt TV) TV OUT NO SALESAP – Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit has arrived at an air base in central Israel for an eagerly awaited reunion with his family.


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First images of freed Israeli soldier surface (AP)

October 18th, 2011 | Author: admin

In this image from Egypt TV Tuesday Oct 18 2011 Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit is seen at an undisclosed location in the Gaza- Egypt border area accompanied by Hamas guards as he is moved in to Egypt from captivity in Gaza beginning an elaborate prisoner swap deal in which hundreds of Palestinian inmates are to be freed in return for the captured tank crewman. (AP Photo/ Egypt TV) TV OUT NO SALESAP – An Israeli TV station has broadcast the first images of freed Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, showing him wearing a black baseball hat and gray shirt as he is escorted by masked gunmen.


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Freed US hikers describe harrowing ordeal in Iran (AP)

September 26th, 2011 | Author: admin

Josh Fattal, center, addresses reporters as Shane Bauer, right, and Sarah Shourd, listen on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 in New York. Fattal and Bauer, both 29, were freed last week under a $1 million bail deal and arrived Wednesday in Oman, greeted by relatives and fellow hiker Shourd, who was released last year. The two American hikers held for more than two years in an Iranian prison. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP – Two American hikers being held in an Iranian prison got a big surprise one day after their exercise routine: Instead of being blindfolded and led back to their cell, they suddenly heard the words, “Let’s go home.”


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Freed hikers: Iran held us because we’re American (AP)

September 25th, 2011 | Author: admin

Freed Americans Shane Bauer, left, Josh Fattal, center, and Sarah Shourd, right, Bauer's fiance, wave from the door to an airplane before leaving for the United States at the airport in Muscat, Oman, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Two Americans freed from an Iranian prison told reporters Saturday they were 'eager to go home' just before boarding their flight to the U.S. from Oman, the Gulf state that helped mediate their release after more than two years in custody on accusations of spying. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were scheduled to arrive home on Sunday, according to Samantha Topping, a spokeswoman for their families. The two were released from Tehran's Evin prison under a $1 million bail deal and arrived in Oman on Wednesday in the first leg of their journey home. There they were reunited with joyful relatives. (AP Photo/Sultan al-Hasani)AP – Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two Americans held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the country that had imprisoned them after they hiked over the border from Iraq.


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Americans freed from Iran prison begin trek home (AP)

September 21st, 2011 | Author: admin

Freed American Shane Bauer, center is welcomed upon his arrival from Iran, in Muscat, Oman Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)AP – After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman.


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Families of 2 men freed from Iran prison overjoyed (AP)

September 21st, 2011 | Author: admin

FILE - In this May 21, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal are shown in Tehran, Iran. The lawyer for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran says a $1 million bail-for-freedom deal has been approved by the courts, clearing the way for the release of the men after more than two years in custody. Masoud Shafiei says he plans to go to Tehran's Evin prison later on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011 to begin the procedures for the release of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP – The families of two Americans freed from an Iranian prison are calling today the best day of their lives.


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