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So, at the middle of his news conference, Ahmadinejad ordered the sailors to be freed and granted Bravery Medals to those who arrested them. He said, “The fifteen soldiers will go to the airport, after this news conference, to go where their families are” [exact translation]. More pictures here. Apparently, when the detainees heard the news, which was translated for them on–line, they “shouted in happiness“. “Faye Turney burst into tears”, Fars adds.
Update: They were not still happy with the propaganda. So, after his news conference, Ahmadinejad met with the soldiers and they “again apologized”. The event was shown live on the national television (IRIB).
Update II: They are free.
