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Two Turks freed in Afghanistan - Turkish official (Reuters)

                   
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Jul 21, 2008
        
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Two Turkish engineers kidnapped last week in western Afghanistan have been set free and are returning home, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Monday. "They are safe and now are flying to Turkey with a private aircraft," said the foreign ministry official, who declined to be named. Unknown gunmen kidnapped the two Turkish nationals who were working on a construction project in western Afghanistan last Monday. (Reporting by Zerin Elci; editing by... [read full story]                    

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Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan freed, return home

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Jul 21, 2008
        

Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in western Afghanistan last week have been set free and returned home yesterday. The engineers, Gökhan Gül and Erhan Gündüz, arrived in Turkey on a private plane owned by their construction...

                   

Kidnapped Turkish engineers return home from Afghanistan Monday

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Jul 21, 2008
        

By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANKARA, Turkey-Turkish media say two Turkish captives released in Afghanistan have returned home. State-run Anatolia and private Dogan agencies say the two engineers, Gokhan Gul and Erhan Gunduz,...

                   

Abducted Turks freed in Afghanistan: police (AFP)

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Jul 21, 2008
        

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan last week have been freed, apparently in exchange for a ransom, officials said Monday. The pair and their Afghan driver, working for a Turkish road...

                   

Kidnapped Turkish engineers freed in Afghanistan

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Jul 21, 2008
        

Reuters HERAT, Afghanistan - Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan last week have been freed after their employers apparently paid a ransom, police said on Monday. Amid rising violence in the country, kidnapping has...

                   

Kidnapped Turkish engineers freed

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Jul 21, 2008
        

Reuters | Monday, 21 July 2008 Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan last week have been freed after their employers apparently paid a ransom, police said. Amid rising violence in the country, kidnapping has become a...

Turkish engineers released in Afghanistan

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Jul 21, 2008
        

ANKARA: Two Turkish engineers snatched earlier this month by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan have been released, a senior Turkish diplomat said Monday. "They are in good health and will be flown to Turkey today," the diplomat,...

                   

Kidnapped Turkish engineers freed

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Jul 21, 2008
        

Two Turkish engineers who were kidnapped in western Afghanistan last week have been set free. Turkish foreign ministry officials say the men are on their way back to Turkey. Afghan police say the construction company the men...

                   

Two Turks freed in Afghanistan, returning home (Reuters)

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Jul 21, 2008
        

By Zerin Elci 25 minutes ago ANKARA (Reuters) - Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in western Afghanistan last week have been set free and are returning home, authorities said on Monday. "They are safe and now are flying to Turkey...

                   

Two Turks freed in Afghanistan, returning home

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Jul 21, 2008
        

ANKARA (Reuters) - Two Turkish engineers kidnapped last week in western Afghanistan have been set free and are returning home, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Monday. "They are safe and now are flying to Turkey with...

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