Sarah Shourd, one of the three Cal hikers arrested for crossing the Iran border, will be released on Sunday, according AP/CBS 5. "Bak Sahraei, second counselor of the UN mission confirmed Thursday in an e-mail that Sarah Shourd would be the one set free on Saturday," in a gesture of sorts to mark the end of Ramadan.
Send via text by the Culture Ministry to numerous news outlets, the message reportedly read, "Offering congratulations on Eid al-Fitr, the release of one of the detained Americans will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Estaghlal hotel."
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Joshua Fattal have been detained for since July 2009.
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