Italian reporter abducted in Syria is freed

September 09, 2013 10:53

An Italian war reporter and a Belgian writer who were kidnapped in Syria in April have been freed, the Italian government said.

A few hours after the announcement, Domenico Quirico, a correspondent for the Turin daily La Stampa, stepped off a plane at a Rome airport and was embraced by Italy's foreign minister yesterday.

The Belgian man, Pierre Piccinin, was also free and was flown to Italy along with Quirico, Premier Enrico Letta's office said in a statement.

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