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Three American hikers, including Minnesota Native Shane Bauer, whose mother Cindy Hickey lives in Pine City, will go to trial in Iran said Iran’s Foreign Minister.

The hikers have been detained for over four months and are charged with espionage.

In an interview with Red Rock Radio in November, Hickey called the charges against her son and his friends  “totally ridiculous.”

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said there is  “no evidence” to support the charges against Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal.

The three have been in an Iranian prison since July 31st.  Their families say they accidentally crossed the Iranian border while hiking in Iraq.