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Iran Calls Release of British Troops a 'Gift'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to release 15 British sailors and marines who were seized in March. The president said the pardons are an "Easter gift" to Britain. Alex Chadwick talks with Roxana Saberi in Tehran and Rob Gifford in London.

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