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Kidnapped French businessman freed in Afghanistan
A French businessman who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last month has been released unharmed along with his two Afghan companions, the French foreign ministry said on Friday.
- Reuters
- Published: 12:49 June 20, 2008
Paris: A French businessman who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last month has been released unharmed along with his two Afghan companions, the French foreign
ministry said on Friday.
It said Johan Freckhaus had been abducted on the road between Kandahar and the capital Kabul on May 29. It said he was released following "coordinated action" by authorities working behind the scenes.
The foreign ministry warned that French nationals faced "significant risks" in Afghanistan, where France has some 1,500 troops stationed.
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