■ Italy
Kidnapped tourist released
Two Italian tourists kidnapped on Aug. 22 by bandits in Niger were released in Libya by their captors, the Italian foreign ministry said on Saturday. The ministry thanked Libyan authorities, saying that help from a Libyan foundation was key to resolving the case. The two men were abducted while traveling with a tour group in Niger's vast desert near the border with Chad. Claudio Chiodi and Ivano De Capitani were held by a rebel group known as FARS, the foreign ministry said. The two returned to Italy on Saturday evening aboard a flight from Tripoli, the Libyan capital.
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