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TEHRAN, IRAN (AP) -- The parents of an imprisoned American journalist have arrived in Tehran to seek a meeting with their daughter and her release.

The family's lawyer says Reza Saberi and his wife, Akiko, hope to meet with Iranian authorities today to seek permission to see Roxana Saberi.

The lawyer says Iranian prosecutors have now issued a formal charge or indictment against Roxana Saberi. He says he has not yet seen the charges and probably will not for several weeks under Iran's court procedures.

Iranian officials say Roxana Saberi was arrested for working in the country after her press credentials had expired.

Saberi grew up in Fargo, N.D., and is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Iran. The former Miss North Dakota has lived in Iran for six years and has reported for several news organizations.

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