Tvnz.co.nz: Iranian hostage released in Iraq
An Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped in Iraq in February has been released and has returned home, Iran's official news agency has reported.
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped the diplomat in February and Tehran blamed the US military for his abduction.
"Jalal Sharafi, second secretary of Iran's embassy in Baghdad, who was kidnapped in Baghdad on February 4, was released on Tuesday," IRNA reported, adding that he arrived back in Tehran where he was welcomed by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.
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