Amir Hekmati, the former American Marine who was held in an Iranian prison and freed as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and Iran, arrived home in Flint, Michigan on Thursday, where he thanked everyone from the president to “everyday Americans” for their support, reports ABC News.
Hekmati, who was arrested in Iran 2011, was put on trial and found guilty of spying for the CIA. He was subsequently sentenced to death, a penalty that was eventually overturned and reduced to 10 years in prison.
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