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| French Journalists Are Freed in Syria | French Journalists Are Freed in Syria |
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| PARIS — Four French journalists who were held captive for 10 months in Syria were released on the Turkish-Syrian border late Friday and were on their way home to France, President François Hollande said Saturday. | |
| Mr. Hollande said the journalists were “in good health despite the grueling conditions of their captivity,” and he thanked those “who permitted the happy ending of this ordeal.” | Mr. Hollande said the journalists were “in good health despite the grueling conditions of their captivity,” and he thanked those “who permitted the happy ending of this ordeal.” |
| A Turkish television channel broadcast a brief interview with the four after their arrival in Turkey. One of them, Didier François, a senior reporter for Europe 1 and a veteran war correspondent, said in English, “We thank the Turkish authorities because they helped us a great deal.” | A Turkish television channel broadcast a brief interview with the four after their arrival in Turkey. One of them, Didier François, a senior reporter for Europe 1 and a veteran war correspondent, said in English, “We thank the Turkish authorities because they helped us a great deal.” |
| “We are very happy to be free,” Mr. François added. “It’s very nice to see the sky, to be able to walk, to speak freely.” | “We are very happy to be free,” Mr. François added. “It’s very nice to see the sky, to be able to walk, to speak freely.” |
| All four were kidnapped last June. | All four were kidnapped last June. |
| Two of the journalists, Mr. François and Edouard Elias, were working for Europe 1, a television channel. A third was a freelance writer, Nicolas Hénin, who had worked extensively for Le Point, a weekly magazine, as well as numerous other French-language news outlets, and the fourth, Pierre Torres, was a freelance photographer, according to several French news outlets. | Two of the journalists, Mr. François and Edouard Elias, were working for Europe 1, a television channel. A third was a freelance writer, Nicolas Hénin, who had worked extensively for Le Point, a weekly magazine, as well as numerous other French-language news outlets, and the fourth, Pierre Torres, was a freelance photographer, according to several French news outlets. |