Journalist freed from captivity after more than 150 days in Syria

A Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria is free after more than 150 days in captivity, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry confirmed today.

Tue, 12 Mar, 2013 - 09:50

A Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria is free after more than 150 days in captivity, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry confirmed today.

Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebiynis said the reporter, Ankhar Kochneva, is expected to contact the Ukrainian embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, later today.

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