taken hostage, 22 people on board were executed. these were shiite pilgrims who were leaving from the city of karbala, heading up to shiite areas in iran, as they were passing through -- in iran -- going to shiite areas in syria, as they were passing through ramadi, the bus was taken over, all the men and women were separated. the 22 men, and some teenage boys, were executed in their seats. and the women and children were then returned to their families. i think there were 15 of them. and i spoke with people in baghdad today, they're concerned that the civil war is coming back. >> coming back. as we are packing up. >> as we were packing up that palace that you saw on the powerpoint slide. >> ready to move on two fronts, and where are we? richard engel, obviously to be continued. >> yes. >> thank you. and developing now, potentially good news for the two american hikers imprisoned in iran. nbc's ann curry was granted an