- Issue #3309: Fix bz2.BZFile itererator to release its internal lock
  properly when raising an exception due to the bz2file being closed.
  Prevents a deadlock.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2dfa33a..c544739 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 - Issue #2113: Fix error in subprocess.Popen if the select system call is
   interrupted by a signal.
 
+- Issue #3309: Fix bz2.BZFile itererator to release its internal lock
+  properly when raising an exception due to the bz2file being closed.
+  Prevents a deadlock.
+
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