Long-held Al Jazeera journalists freed, pending retrial

February 12, 2015 18:11

Egyptian authorities have released Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed -- though they still face court proceedings -- after they served more than 400 days in an Egyptian prison.

At the start of their retrial Thursday, a court ordered Fahmy be released on a 250,000 Egyptian pound bail ($32,750); Baher Mohamed was not required to post bail. Court has been adjourned until February 23.

Their release comes less than two weeks after their colleague, Al Jazeera correspondent Peter Greste, was released and deported to his native Australia.

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