U.S. frees 500 Iraqis, including two Reuters journalists, held for months

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Reuters journalists freed in Iraq

Claire Cozens
Monday January 16, 2006

Two journalists working for Reuters in Iraq have been freed by the US military after being held without charge for several months.

Ali al-Mashhadani, a television cameraman who was arrested in August 2005, and Majed Hameed, a correspondent for Reuters and broadcaster al-Arabiya who was detained in September 2005, were released from Baghdad's notorious Abu Ghraib prison yesterday. Some 500 other detainees were released at the same time.

The Reuters global managing editor, David Schlesinger, said he was "delighted" the two men had been freed but still had "grave doubts" about their detention.

Another freelance cameraman working for Reuters, Samir Mohammed Noor, remains in custody. He has been held without charge since his arrest by Iraqi troops at his home in Tal Afar seven months ago.

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