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An Iraqi insurgency group says it has released two French journalists held hostage since August, delivering them to the French Embassy in Baghdad, the Arab-language television network Al-Jazeera reported.
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Seven hostages, including two Italian aid workers, were released by two different groups yesterday. It was the second day in a row that foreign hostages were freed, raising hopes for at least 18 others still in captivity.
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Four French tourists kidnapped in Yemen were freed Monday after more than two weeks in captivity, the French foreign minister said.
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Five hostages have been released by two armed groups in Iraq, but the fate of two French journalists remains unknown. Four hostages were released by the self-titled Falluja Mujahidin, the Jordanian foreign
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Iraqi kidnappers have freed two Lebanese  men who were taken hostage west of Baghdad last month, Beirut's  foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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A shadowy Iraqi group has released two French news reporters, who have spent almost four months in captivity. France reacted with joy Tuesday at the news that reporters Christian Chesnot and George Malbrunot had finally been released.
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Two truck drivers from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka kidnapped in Iraq by the same militant group that claims to be holding two French journalists have been released by their captors, officials said.
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PARIS -- Joy swept France with the release yesterday of two French reporters held hostage in Iraq for four months. The government said Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot should be home for Christmas.
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Militants in Iraq free French reporters Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot, held hostage since August.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.
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French police on Tuesday freed hostages held by armed robbers in a bank in a south Paris suburb after persuading the men to end their siege.
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Two French reporters, freed from four months of captivity in Iraq, arrived home tonight as the government said it negotiated an end to their ordeal without paying a ransom.
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Two Lebanese hostages have been released after more than three weeks in captivity in Iraq, a Lebanese Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two French journalists who were kidnapped by a radical Islamic group in Iraq four months ago were released Tuesday, Al-Jazeera television network reported.
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France rejoiced on Tuesday night as two of its journalists, who had been held hostage in Iraq, were released after 124 days in captivity.
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Iraqi kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.
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Two foreign aid workers who were kidnapped last week in Somalia were released Tuesday, a diplomat said.