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French Cameroon hostages 'freed' French Cameroon hostages 'freed'
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Seven members of a French family abducted in Cameroon have been freed, Cameroon's communications minister has told the BBC. Seven members of a French family abducted in Cameroon have been freed, officials in both countries have said.
Issa Tchiroma Bakary said they were in good condition and unharmed. Cameroon's Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary told the BBC said they were in good condition and unharmed.
The family, including four children, were abducted in February by gunmen on motorbikes after a visit to Waza National Park in northern Cameroon.The family, including four children, were abducted in February by gunmen on motorbikes after a visit to Waza National Park in northern Cameroon.
In a video published on YouTube, militants from the Nigerian group Boko Haram claimed to be holding them.In a video published on YouTube, militants from the Nigerian group Boko Haram claimed to be holding them.
The release of the hostages was also announced on national radio in Cameroon on Friday morning.The release of the hostages was also announced on national radio in Cameroon on Friday morning.
The statement from the presidency said they had been handed over to Cameroon authorities late on Thursday.The statement from the presidency said they had been handed over to Cameroon authorities late on Thursday.
Both the French and Nigerian governments were thanked, but there has been no word from them about the release, the Associated Press news agency reports. According to the Associated Press news agency, both the Nigerian and French governments were thanked in the statement.
The French president's office confirmed the release and said that Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius had immediately left for Cameroon to greet the family, the AFP news agency reports.
The family, who live in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, where the father worked for the French gas group Suez, had been returning from a holiday when they were kidnapped on 19 February.The family, who live in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, where the father worked for the French gas group Suez, had been returning from a holiday when they were kidnapped on 19 February.
In the YouTube video released about a week after their capture, the militants demanded the release of prisoners in Cameroon and Nigeria.In the YouTube video released about a week after their capture, the militants demanded the release of prisoners in Cameroon and Nigeria.