US hiker flies out of Iran
The American woman released by Iran on Tuesday after more than a year in prison has boarded a flight to the Gulf sultanate of Oman, where she was met by her mother.
Earlier in the day Sarah Shourd was handed over to the Swiss embassy, which represents Washington’s interests in Tehran, after the payment of a $500,000 (SFr501,000) bail, according to Iranian judiciary officials.
A prosecutor in Tehran on Sunday announced Shourd would be granted bail on health grounds and be allowed to leave the country.
The 31-year-old woman had been in prison since July 2009 after being arrested with two American friends on spy-related charges, while they were hiking in northern Iraq.
Washington denies the charges.
However, the two American men will remain in jail to stand trial, according to Iranian officials.
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