Ethiopian British embassy hostages released

FIVE British embassy hostages who were kidnapped in Ethiopia were on their way to being reunited with friends and family last night after leaving Eritrea, the Foreign Office said.

The five, who were released to Eritrean authorities following their ordeal, are believed to have left the country’s capital Asmara by plane.

Some of the group, who said in a statement that they were “treated well” by their captors, are thought to be travelling back to Britain.