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Iraq: ICRC facilitates return home of Iranian national
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The Iranian had been detained by the PJAK since the end of September in Northern Iraq.
Prior to his release, ICRC staff, including a nurse, talked to him in private to ensure that he was able and willing to return home.
ICRC staff then accompanied him to the Haji Omeran crossing, on Iraq's north-eastern border with Iran, where they handed him over to the Iranian authorities.
The ICRC acted as a neutral intermediary with the agreement of all involved parties.
For further information, please contact:
Dorothea Krimitsas, ICRC Geneva, tel +41 22 730 25 90 or +41 79 251 93 18
Hicham Hassan, ICRC Iraq, tel +962 65 52 39 94 or + 962 777 399 614
Marcus Cott, ICRC Teheran, tel + 98 21 8878 67 23 or + 98 912 313 60 04
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
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