Bulgaria-Born Journalist Released in Iraq

Politics | April 14, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria-Born Journalist Released in Iraq The 40 year-old journalist from French CAPA TV Alexandre Jordanov has been released by his Iraqi kidnappers. The Bulgaria-born journalist was missing for three days. Photo by AFP.

The French journalist who went missing on Sunday in Iraq has been released, Al Jazeera reported.

The Iraqi kidnappers set free the French CAPA TV's cameraman Alexandre Jordanov after abducting him and his operator Ivan Cerieux on their way to Karbala.

The pair had been filming a documentary for French pay-TV channel Canal Plus when they were captured by Iraqi militants. Shortly after that Cerieux was set free.

French charge d'affaires Franck Gellet confirmed that the journalist was at the Committee of Muslim Scholars in Baghdad, though declining to comment the reasons of the hostage release.

The French agency CAPA, where the Bulgarian has been working for five years, also issued a statement saying the Bulgarian-born journalist had been released.

Alexandre Jordanov, who is also holder of US card, was among 41 foreigners to have been kidnapped in Iraq, among them three Japanese, an American, four Italians and Russians over the last few days.

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