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Iranian nuclear scientist says he was kidnapped (AP)

July 14th, 2010

In this image taken from TV purports to show Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri speaking during an interview in the Iranian interests section of the Pakistan embassy in Washington D.C. Amiri who disappeared a year ago was on his way home to Tehran on Wednesday July 14, 2010, from the United States, ending a bizarre intelligence drama that could snarl U.S. efforts to gather information on Iran's nuclear program.(AP Photo/ ATN1 DK via APTN) ** MANDATORY CREDIT ATN1 DK TV OUT **AP - An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago headed back to Tehran on Wednesday, telling Iranian state media that he was abducted by CIA agents who tried to bribe him into speaking out against his homeland. The U.S. says he was a willing defector who changed his mind.


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