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Friends, Family: Another US Citizen Detained in Iran
Source: Associated Press
Friends, Family: Another US Citizen Detained in Iran
By BRADLEY KLAPPER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Feb 24, 2016, 4:39 PM ET
Iranian authorities have arrested a U.S. citizen whose son has been detained in Iran for the last four months, friends and family said Wednesday, describing what would be the first such action against an American national in Iran since last month's prisoner swap between the two countries.
Baquer Namazi, whose son Siamak has been held since October, was arrested on Monday, his wife wrote in a Facebook post. She said she was told he is now in Tehran's Evin prison.
"I must share the shocking and sad news that Baquer was arrested," Effie Namazi posted. "Now both my innocent son Siamak and my Baquer are in prison for no reason. This is a nightmare I can't describe."
She said she and a lawyer have been unable to get more information or see her husband, who suffers from "serious heart and other conditions" that require medication.
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By BRADLEY KLAPPER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Feb 24, 2016, 4:39 PM ET
Iranian authorities have arrested a U.S. citizen whose son has been detained in Iran for the last four months, friends and family said Wednesday, describing what would be the first such action against an American national in Iran since last month's prisoner swap between the two countries.
Baquer Namazi, whose son Siamak has been held since October, was arrested on Monday, his wife wrote in a Facebook post. She said she was told he is now in Tehran's Evin prison.
"I must share the shocking and sad news that Baquer was arrested," Effie Namazi posted. "Now both my innocent son Siamak and my Baquer are in prison for no reason. This is a nightmare I can't describe."
She said she and a lawyer have been unable to get more information or see her husband, who suffers from "serious heart and other conditions" that require medication.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/friends-family-us-citizen-detained-iran-37171624