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Germany 'frees' al-Jazeera reporter Ahmed Mansour
Source: BBC
Germany 'frees' al-Jazeera reporter Ahmed Mansour
21 minutes ago Middle East
The al-Jazeera network has said that one of its reporters held in Germany after an extradition request from Egypt has been freed.
Ahmed Mansour, who works for the network's Arabic-language service, was detained on Saturday as he tried to board a flight from Berlin to Qatar.
A court in Egypt's capital Cairo sentenced him to 15 years in prison in absentia last year on torture charges.
Al-Jazeera says the accusations against Mr Mansour are absurd and false.
"We welcome this decision by the German prosecutor," said the channel's spokesman Hareth Adlouni. He added that Mr Mansour had been released without charge.
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21 minutes ago Middle East
The al-Jazeera network has said that one of its reporters held in Germany after an extradition request from Egypt has been freed.
Ahmed Mansour, who works for the network's Arabic-language service, was detained on Saturday as he tried to board a flight from Berlin to Qatar.
A court in Egypt's capital Cairo sentenced him to 15 years in prison in absentia last year on torture charges.
Al-Jazeera says the accusations against Mr Mansour are absurd and false.
"We welcome this decision by the German prosecutor," said the channel's spokesman Hareth Adlouni. He added that Mr Mansour had been released without charge.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33227261
