Iraqi APTN cameraman released by US forces

The US military has released a cameraman for Associated Press Television News without charges after nearly three months in detention. Ahmed Nouri Raziak was detained by US forces at his home in the northern town of Tikrit on June 4 and released Saturday. Only last month, US military officials had informed AP that Raziak was ordered held for at least six more months for "imperative reasons of security." The 38-year-old Raziak has worked for APTN since 2003. After his arrest in Tikrit, he spent most of his time in detention the Camp Cropper lockup near Baghdad International Airport.