French journalists freed by Iraqi captors

An Iraqi militant group said it had released two French journalists held hostage since August, Al Jazeera television has reported…

An Iraqi militant group said it had released two French journalists held hostage since August, Al Jazeera television has reported.

The Arabic broadcaster said the group had handed them over to the French embassy in Baghdad but gave no more details.

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