Iran charges 3 U.S. detainees with espionage

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Two of the three missing American hikers, Shane Bauer, left, and Sarah Shour

Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, reports three detained U.S. citizens have been charged with espionage.

Tehran’s general prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi said Monday that investigations are continuing.

The three Americans were detained on July 31 for entering Iran illegally, after they apparently strayed across the border while on a hike in northern Iraq.

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