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Iran releases arrested journalist

Updated on 05 July 2009

Source PA News

Iran's state television has reported that a British-Greek journalist held for more than two weeks has been released.

State television quoted a spokesman for the foreign ministry, Hasan Qashqavi, as saying that Iason Athanasiadis-Fowden had been released in what he described as the framework of Tehran-Athens ties.

Mr Athanasiadis-Fowden of The Washington Times was arrested on or around June 19.

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