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Indonesia confirms release of two reporters in Iraq

February 21, 2005

Jakarta, Indonesia - Two Indonesian reporters who had been held captive in Iraq have been released and are leaving the conflict-ridden country, Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.

"We can now officially confirm that Meutya and Budiyanto have been released. The Indonesian embassy in Amman has received a phone call from Meutya saying they are now on their way out of Iraq," ministry's spokesman Marty Natalegawa told a news conference.

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