Two Kuwaitis return home after 10-day detention in Iran

Two people returned to their homes in Kuwait on Tuesday after having been detained in Iran for the past ten days, according to a Kuwaiti diplomatic source.

On April 28, Iranian authorities detained the pair – identified as Adnan al-Kharafi and Fahd al-Alyan – after their fishing boat strayed into Iranian territorial waters.

Al-Kharafi and al-Alyan flew back to Kuwait on Tuesday, the diplomatic source told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to media.

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The pair was received at the Kuwait International Airport by Sami al-Hamad, Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister for consular affairs.

The Iranian authorities had announced plans to release the two men last week, but travel procedures reportedly delayed their departure until Tuesday.