Austrian hostages freed in Mali
31 October 2008
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Two Austrian hostages held for months by Islamic militants in the Sahara desert have been freed, officials in Mali and Austria say.
The two, Andrea Kloiber, 43, and Wolfgang Ebner, 51, disappeared in February while on holiday in Tunisia.
The North African branch of al-Qaeda said it had seized them.
Mali’s government said the two were now “free and under the protection of the Malian army”. The statement was later confirmed by the Austrian authorities.
There are no details about how they were released.
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