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| Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed freed | Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed freed |
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| Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed have left prison in Egypt following their release on bail. | Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed have left prison in Egypt following their release on bail. |
| They spent more than a year behind bars. On Thursday a court ordered their release pending a retrial this month. | They spent more than a year behind bars. On Thursday a court ordered their release pending a retrial this month. |
| They are accused of spreading false information and helping the banned Muslim Brotherhood. | They are accused of spreading false information and helping the banned Muslim Brotherhood. |
| Their release comes almost wo weeks after that of Australian Peter Greste, the third journalist in the case that has attracted international criticism. | |
| Mr Greste was deported to Australia following his release. Mr Fahmy, who was ordered to pay over $30,000 (£20,000) in bail, holds a Canadian passport and renounced his Egyptian citizenship. | |
| Mr Mohammed, who is Egyptian and holds no foreign passport, and Mr Fahmy now have to report to the police daily until their retrial is due to resume on 23 February. | |
| At their original trial the three journalists were sentenced to seven to 10 years in prison. | |
| Timeline: Journalists' detention: |