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Kidnapped Italians, Canadian released in Libya: Italian government

Published: 05 Nov 2016 - 11:15 am | Last Updated: 22 Nov 2021 - 10:41 pm
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AFP

Rome: Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to Italy, the Italian government announced Saturday.

The Italians, Danilo Calonego and Bruno Cacace, and Canadian Frank Poccia were freed during the night "due to the effective cooperation with local Libyan authorities," it said in a statement.