France says 2 citizens freed from Iranian prison, on way to Paris
[IsraelTimes] French foreign ministry does not provide details about releases; a number of Europeans remain behind bars
A French citizen and another holding dual French-Irish nationality have been freed from an Iranian prison, French authorities said Friday, the culmination of a hard-fought effort to bring them home.
Benjamin Briere and Bernard Phelan, who both had been held in a prison in Mashhad, in northeast Iran, were heading to Gay Paree, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said.
Posted by: trailing wife 2023-05-13 |