Chavez Claims Credit for Release of Iranian Hostages

(Caracas, Venezuela) Imprisoned 'hikers' Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were released reportedly after Hugo chatted with Mahmoud.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he intervened with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a close ally, to secure the release of two American hikers convicted of espionage, adding that he had acted on a request from U.S. actor and activist Sean Penn.

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