Former beauty queen detained in Iran

A freelance journalist has been arrested in Iran and has had no contact with herfamily since early February, according to reports. National Public Radio and FoxNews reported that Roxana Saberi, 31, who was born in the United States, hadbeen arrested in late January on a charge of buying alcohol."She called from an unknown place and said she's been kept in detention," herfather, Reza Saberi, told NPR. He said she had been in detention for 10 days atthat point."She said that she had bought a bottle of wine and the person that sold it hadreported it and then they came and arrested her," he said, adding that it wasjust an excuse to arrest her.Reza Saberi told Fox that when she called on February 10, his daughter asked herparents not to tell anyone about her detention, which is why they had notdiscussed it until now.At the time she said she expected to be released within two to three days,Saberi said.Roxana Saberi, a former Miss North Dakota, is a US national who also holds anIranian passport because her father was born in Iran.She had been living in Iran for six years, working as a journalist and pursuinga master's degree in Iranian studies and international relations, NPR reported.Iran revoked Saberi's press credentials more than a year ago, but the governmenttolerated her reporting short news stories out of Iran, NPR said.Her father said she was planning to move back to the United States later thisyear.