Post reporter released by Iran flown back to US
Posted January 22, 2016 6:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Post says owner Jeff Bezos (BAY'-zohs) has flown Post reporter Jason Rezaian (reh-ZY'-ahn) back to the United States after his release from Iranian custody.
The Post says Bezos met Thursday with Rezaian and his family at the U.S. military's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where the reporter was treated after his release. They then returned to the U.S. on Bezos' private jet.
Rezaian was born in California and holds both U.S. and Iranian citizenship. He had been detained by Iran since July 2014. He was released last week with three other Americans as part of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Iran.
Bezos is the founder of the online retail giant Amazon and bought the Post in 2013.
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, right, stands in his plane with Jason Rezaian on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The newspaper says Bezos used his private jet to fly Rezaian back to the United States after his release from Iranian custody. (Douglas Jehl/The Washington Post via AP) WASHINGTON TIMES OUT; NEW YORK TIMES OUT; THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER AND USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
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