Chirac celebrates as journalists are released
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Christian Chesnot, 37, a radio reporter, and Georges Malbrunot, 41, from Le Figaro, were said to be &quot;in good shape and good spirits&quot;.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday said that France will continue to be iron-willed to oppose all forms of terrorism, hailing the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August 20.
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Two French journalists freed from captivity in Iraq arrived home yesterday to a tearful welcome from their families, ending a four-month drama that had gripped this country, which had opposed the U.S.-led war ...
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Two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq last August are expected to arrive home later in time for Christmas. The French Parliament erupted with applause when Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin announced
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PETER CAVE: There&#39;s also been some good news out of Iraq today. Two French journalists held hostage there for four months have been freed.
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The two French journalists held hostage in Iraq for 124 days and freed on Tuesday arrived at about 1730 GMT Wednesday at the Villacoublay military airbase near Paris,where French president greeted them in the drizzle.
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Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq were handed over to intermediaries yesterday, raising hopes that they would soon be freed.
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Italy reacted with joy to the release  of two aid workers kidnapped in Iraq, but France's government  was cautious on Wednesday on a report that two captured French  journalists may also soon be freed.
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French President Jacques Chirac, right, poses with Iraq&#39;s new ambassador to France Mouaffak Al Medhi Aboud Al Hmoudi during a ceremony of credentials at the Elysee Palace, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
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There is only one story for the entire French media on Wednesday - the release and return home of the French hostages Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot
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IN HIM France gave the world one of the major figures of the intellectual life of our times, announced Jacques Chirac, the French president, on the day after Jacques Derrida's death.
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TWO French journalists were freed in Iraq yesterday, four months after they were snatched by Islamic militants. Christian Chesnot, 37, and Georges Malbrunot, 41, had been held since August after they were
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PARIS Aug. 29, 2004 - President Jacques Chirac dispatched his foreign minister to the Middle East on Sunday to work for the release of two French reporters abducted in Iraq, vowing to spare no effort to
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Two French journalists recently freed by Islamic terrorists in Iraq arrived back in Paris today to great public fanfare and the relief of family and friends.
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The French Foreign Ministry has confirmed that two French journalists held hostage by an Iraqi insurgency group since August have been released.
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In an outpouring of national jubilation, all of France agreed on Tuesday with the mother of released French captive Georges Malbrunot that this was &quot;the most beautiful Christmas present ever&quot;.
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French President Jacques Chirac said Friday there was "no reason" to give up hope that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August will be released.