Iran to release 2 American hikers if $500,000 bail is paid
Iran may release two American hikers, who illegally entered Iran and are now sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, if US pays $500,000 bail, “CNN” reported.
Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer will be released from Tehran's Evin prison after a $500,000 bail is paid for each of them, their attorney, Masoud Shafiee, said Tuesday. The attorney said the hikers' families are attempting to get the money.
The two have been imprisoned in Iran for more than two years. They and a third hiker, Sarah Shourd, were seized on July 31, 2009, while hiking in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.