German hostage released in Iraq

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Sunday, 18 December 2005, 18:40 GMT



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4540540.stm



German hostage released in Iraq



Susanne Osthoff, the German woman taken hostage in Iraq several weeks ago, has been released.



The news was announced by her brother and later confirmed by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.



"My sister is free. We are all happy," Robert Osthoff told Germany's television channel, NTV.



He said he had "no idea" how his sister was freed.



Mr Steinmeier later told reporters that Ms Osthoff was "in the safety of the German embassy in Baghdad".



"Our impression after talking to her is that she is in good physical condition," the minister added.

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