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China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-20 07:50
Last hostage release likely
Iran was set to release yesterday a British embassy staff member held at Teheran's Evin prison for three weeks on charges of inciting unrest following the country's disputed presidential election, his lawyer said. Hossein Rassam, chief analyst at the British embassy in Teheran, was expected to post bail of almost $100,000.
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