US woman held in Iran leaves Oman on way home

Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans held in Iran for more than a year on suspicion of spying, left Oman on Saturday on her way home to the United States.

Shourd, 32, was detained near the Islamic Republic's border with Iraq in late July 2009 along with two male companions, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal. Their families say the three were on a mountain hike in northern Iraq at the time. She arrived in the Gulf Arab state of Oman on Tuesday and flew to Dubai on Saturday, in transit to New York. (AP)