French Hostages May Be Released in Iraq
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An unofficial French negotiator told a radio station Friday that two journalists held for more than a month in Iraq could be released within hours.
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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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Two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq are believed to be alive and safe, France&#39;s defence minister has said. But Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq say efforts to free them are being hampered by the escalation of security operations led by US forces.
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A militant group in Iraq said two French journalists held since August had been released and sent to the French Embassy in Baghdad, the Arab-language Al-Jazeera satellite TV reported Tuesday.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- Hopes that the two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq could be freed soon rise following reports they have been transferred to guerrillas willing to negotiate their release.
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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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Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have been released, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told parliament on Tuesday.
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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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TIRANA, Sept 7  - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Tuesday he was convinced it was still possible to secure the release of two French journalists who have been held hostage in Iraq since August 20.
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France was torn between hope and doubt about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported French negotiator announced their imminent release but officials insisted they knew nothing about his efforts.
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Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq were released Tuesday and handed over to French authorities.
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The French government remains hopeful about the fate of two its nationals held hostage in Iraq but does not want to jeopardise their release by talking about it too much, an official said today.
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As France awaits word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials have made it clear that they expect to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.
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France said on Sunday it still hopes two  French hostages in Iraq will be freed, although its foreign  minister returned from a Middle East mission empty-handed  without securing their release.
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DAMASCUS, Oct 1  - A Frenchman presenting himself as an unofficial negotiator said on Friday that he was with two French reporters being held hostage in Iraq, raising hopes that the men may soon be freed.
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PARIS, France -- The French government says it still hopes two journalists held hostage in Iraq will be freed but that it does not want to put at risk their release by talking about the issue too much.
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An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Iraq last month has been released by his captors but the fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton threatened with beheading, remain unclear.