The government of Spain announced on Saturday that the three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria in July 2015 were released, are in good condition and remain in a safe place.
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“a few hours ago have been released Spanish journalists José Manuel Lopez, Angel Sastre and Antonio Pampliega who had been kidnapped in Aleppo, northern Syria, almost ten months ago, “the government said in a statement.
the letter states that” his release has been made possible by the work of many civil servants and the collaboration of allied and friendly countries, especially in the final phase from Turkey and Qatar “.
Meanwhile, the head of the Federation of Associations of Journalists of Spain ( FAPE ), Elsa Gonzalez said Lopez, Sastre and Pampliega arrive in Spain “in the coming hours”
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the newspaper El Pais reported that reporters were kidnapped by the Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of the terrorist group Al Qaeda, in whose power they have remained all the time .
the disappearance of the three professionals were publicly reported on July 21, ten days after the last communication with the three reporters who had entered Syria through the Turkish border earlier this month.
Syria is the most dangerous country for journalists, according to reporters Without Borders, for more than 40 reporters were killed in the country since 2011, when war broke out.
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