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Kidnapped Red Cross worker released

NO RANSOM PAID Frenchman Laurent Maurice said one of the hardest things about his three-month-long ordeal was that his kidnappers didn’t speak French

AFP , KHARTOUM

Jordi Raich, the head of the ICRC’s delegation in Sudan, did not say how Maurice had been freed.

“The ICRC is relieved that Laurent is now free, and happy that he will soon be back with his family and friends,” he said. “We would like to express our profound gratitude to all those who helped us in one way or another during his captivity.”

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