Jubilation in France over release of hostages
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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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Two French journalists freed from a  four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq finally found total freedom  on Thursday after being held for a day following their return  home to be debriefed by France's DSGE intelligence service.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday expressed strong support with French efforts to win the release of two Frenchmen held hostage in Iraq.
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A French negotiator said on Tuesday he met two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq and that an agreement had been reached to free them soon.
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French President Jacques Chirac said there was &quot;no reason&quot; to give up hope that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August will be released.
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Kidnappers of two French journalists in a statement Tuesday praised France&#39;s &quot;positive steps toward the Iraqi people,&quot; a sign that the hostage-takers may be softening their anti-French position.
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The two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq have been released after more than four months, French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin confirmed today.
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Three UN workers released after being held hostage in Afghanistan speak of their joy at being freed.
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TWO female Italian aid workers were released by their Iraqi captors overnight after three anguished weeks as hostages, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.
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The French government's appeal set in motion a swell of solidarity unseen in previous hostage dramas in Iraq.
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Euphoria still lingers in the air after the triumphant homecoming of two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq. But concern intensified
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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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Officials in Paris reiterated its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.
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Three UN workers freed by kidnappers in Afghanistan rejoiced at their freedom Wednesday and said they were sustained through 27 days of captivity by thoughts of their family and friends.
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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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France remained hopeful on Sunday that two French hostages in Iraq would be freed and a religious fatwa issued in Iraq demanded their release.
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PARIS -- Two French journalists released by militants in Iraq returned to a jubilant France yesterday and described a four-month ordeal during which masked gunmen shuttled them among five hide-outs and interrogated them at length as combat thundered nearby.