Iran has sentenced two American hikers detained in the Islamic republic to eight years in prison on charges of \"illegal entry\" and \"espionage,\" the state televison website reported on Saturday.
"According to an informed source with the judiciary, Shane Bauer... and... Josh Fattal, the two detained American citizens, have been each sentenced to three years in prison for illegal entry to the Islamic Republic of Iran," the website reported.
It further said that the two have separately been "sentenced to five years in prison on charges of espionage for the American intellgience agency."
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