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Australian TV crew, mother held in Lebanon to be released

Published: 20 Apr 2016 - 02:02 pm | Last Updated: 18 Nov 2021 - 05:34 am
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Lebanese policemen surround Australian TV presenter Tara Brown while escorting her from a Lebanese courthouse to Baabda Prison for women, in Baabda east of Beirut, on April 18, 2016.  AFP / MARWAN TAHTAH

BEIRUT: An Australian woman and television crew charged with kidnapping her children from their father in Beirut were set to be released on Wednesday, a judge said, after an out-of-court settlement was reached between the sides.

The mother, Sally Faulkner, and four-member Australian "60 minutes" television crew were charged on April 13 with involvement with kidnapping after the woman's two children were snatched off the street following a custody dispute with their Lebanese father.

Reuters