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Friends and family of Shane Bauer gather for a group hug after a candlelight vigil at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Shane Bauer, along with Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, when news reports say they accidentally crossed the border during a hiking trip in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. "I do have hope that it's going to end and they're going to be back," said Bauer's mother Cindy Hickey.
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Al Bauer, father of Shane Bauer, holds back tears during a candle light vigil at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Shane Bauer, along with Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, when news reports say they accidentally crossed the border during a hiking trip in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. "I think of him all the time," said Al Bauer. "I want him home. I just want to give him a big hug." (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
Friends and family of Shane Bauer gather for a group hug after a candlelight vigil at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Shane Bauer, along with Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, when news reports say they accidentally crossed the border during a hiking trip in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. "I do have hope that it's going to end and they're going to be back," said Bauer's mother Cindy Hickey.
Al Bauer, father of Shane Bauer, holds back tears during a candle light vigil at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Shane Bauer, along with Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, when news reports say they accidentally crossed the border during a hiking trip in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. "I think of him all the time," said Al Bauer. "I want him home. I just want to give him a big hug." (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
Friends and family of Shane Bauer gather for a group hug after a candlelight vigil at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Shane Bauer, along with Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, when news reports say they accidentally crossed the border during a hiking trip in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. "I do have hope that it's going to end and they're going to be back," said Bauer's mother Cindy Hickey.
Al Bauer, father of Shane Bauer, holds back tears during a candle light vigil at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Shane Bauer, along with Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, when news reports say they accidentally crossed the border during a hiking trip in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. "I think of him all the time," said Al Bauer. "I want him home. I just want to give him a big hug." (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
ExpandAl Bauer holds back tears during a candlelight vigil for his son Shane Bauer on Wednesday at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden in Minneapolis. Shane, 27, of Onamia, Minn., was arrested along with Joshua Fattal, 27, and Sarah Shourd, 31, on July 31 when the three friends accidentally crossed into Iran during a hike through northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, according to the Associated Press. All three were graduates of the University of California, Berkeley.
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