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NEW YORK — Three American hikers detained in Iran are “totally harmless” travelers who carefully planned a trip in Iraq but apparently accidentally ended up crossing the border, their relatives said Thursday.
Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shourd have been held for three weeks, their exact whereabouts unknown. Their relatives are pressing for diplomats to gain access to the three to help arrange their release.
“Right now, I think all anyone can hope for is to be able to talk to them,” Bauer’s sister Shannon, of Boulder, said in an interview as the families unveiled a website about the case: .
