Iran Will Release 20 Egyptian POWs
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<i> Reuters</i>
GENEVA — Iran will release 20 Egyptians taken prisoner during its eight-year war with Iraq, an Iranian diplomat said Tuesday.
The 20 prisoners will be flown to Geneva today with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, who is due to speak at U.N. talks here later this week, the diplomat said.
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