After more than two years in Iranian custody, hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, the two Americans convicted as spies, took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from the private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman.Â
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Photo of the day: Jailed American hikers on their way home
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In this photo released by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, U.S. hikers Shane Bauer, second left, and Josh Fattal, second right, escorted by unidentified Omani officials, walk to board a plane to leave Tehran's Mehrabad airport, Iran. After more than two years in Iranian custody, the two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from the private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/IRNA, Ehsan Nederipour)
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In this photo released by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, U.S. hikers Shane Bauer, second left, and Josh Fattal, second right, escorted by unidentified Omani officials, walk to board a plane to leave Tehran's Mehrabad airport, Iran. After more than two years in Iranian custody, the two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from the private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/IRNA, Ehsan Nederipour)
- Ehsan Naderipour