Be careful around borders!

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Report: 3 American hikers arrested in Iran | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

The U.S. State Department said today it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near the border in the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq.
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Two Kurdish officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information, said the Americans apparently were arrested after entering Iranian territory without permission.

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The three contacted their companion today and told him "they had mistakenly entered Iranian territory and that troops surrounded them," the official said, adding "that was the last contact with them."

And Lisa Ling's sister was sentenced by North Korea to 12 years of hard labor when she accidentally crossed over from China (though in that case she was a journalist investigating NK).

Point is: No matter where you are make sure you've got your visas in order and don't fuck around with borders cuz some places don't play around when it comes to that!