Azerbaijan, Baku, April 3 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/
Eleven Iranian citizens were released this morning from Iraqi Nasiriyye prison, IRIB News reported.
After spending from four to five years in the Iraqi prison for illegally crossing the border, the captives were freed with the help from Iran's consulate in Iraq. They were then transferred back to Iran.
In Iraq, illegal border crossing is punishable by up to 6 years in prison.