TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian diplomat seized two months ago in Iraq has been released, Iran's official news agency reported Tuesday, citing informed sources in Tehran.
Jalal Sharafi, the second secretary at the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, will return to the Iranian capital later Tuesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
The report gave no indication of why or how Sharafi had been freed.
He was seized on Feb. 4 when his car was intercepted by vehicles carrying armed men in the Karradah district of Baghdad. The gunmen, who wore Iraqi uniforms, forced him into one of their two vehicles and sped away.
Iran said Sharafi had been taken by an Iraqi military unit commanded by the U.S. forces, and said it was holding the Americans responsible for his safety. The U.S. authorities denied any role in his disappearance.
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