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Libya Frees Detained British Journalists

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Were held by militia on charges of spying.

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Two detained British journalists suspected of spying on Libya were released by a militia Sunday. Nicholas Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, employees of Iran’s Press TV, were held since February 22 by one of the militias behind the ouster of Gaddafi.

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