US-born journalist leaves Iran
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The Associated Press
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mayıs 16, 2009 00:00
VIENNA - U.S.-born journalist Roxana Saberi arrived in Austria on Friday to recuperate after four months in an Iranian prison, and paid tribute to those who had supported her.
Saberi, smiling and looking well, was accompanied by her parents. She said she planned to spend several days in the Austrian capital so she could begin to come to terms with her ordeal.
"I came to Vienna because I heard it was a calm and relaxing place," said Saberi, 32. "I know you have many questions but I need some more time to think about what happened to me over the past couple of days." Saberi, who grew up in Fargo, North Dakota, and moved to Iran six years ago, was arrested in late January and was convicted of spying for the U.S. in a closed-door trial that lasted only 15 minutes.
She was freed on Monday and reunited with her parents. "I heard that many people went through a lot of troubles because of me," said Saberi. "Both journalists and non-journalists around the world, I've been hearing, supported me very much and it was very moving for me to hear this."
"I came to Vienna because I heard it was a calm and relaxing place," said Saberi, 32. "I know you have many questions but I need some more time to think about what happened to me over the past couple of days." Saberi, who grew up in Fargo, North Dakota, and moved to Iran six years ago, was arrested in late January and was convicted of spying for the U.S. in a closed-door trial that lasted only 15 minutes.
She was freed on Monday and reunited with her parents. "I heard that many people went through a lot of troubles because of me," said Saberi. "Both journalists and non-journalists around the world, I've been hearing, supported me very much and it was very moving for me to hear this."