Austrian and Swiss women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya
- Two women - a Swiss and an Austrian – have been freed after more than a year in captivity in Niger and handed over to authorities in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
- Swiss national Eva Gretzmacher, 76, and Austrian Claudia Abbt, 69, were kidnapped separately in the northern Nigerien city of Agadez in January and April last year.
- No details have been given about who was holding them or their demands, although some reports have previously linked the kidnapping to Islamic State militants.
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- Two women - a Swiss and an Austrian – have been freed after more than a year in captivity in Niger and handed over to authorities in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
- Swiss national Eva Gretzmacher, 76, and Austrian Claudia Abbt, 69, were kidnapped separately in the northern Nigerien city of Agadez in January and April last year.
- No details have been given about who was holding them or their demands, although some reports have previously linked the kidnapping to Islamic State militants.
Sources: BBC News