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Iran Releases French-German Cyclist Lennart Monterlos
Lennart Monterlos was acquitted of espionage charges and freed amid advancing prisoner swap talks involving French detainees held by Iran, which holds about 20 Europeans, officials said.
- Iran has released a teenage French-German cyclist named Monterlos, who was reported missing in June while cycling in the country, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
- Monterlos, 19, has returned to France and reunited with his family, as stated by Barrot's ministry.
- France accuses Iran of practicing hostage diplomacy; two other French nationals remain imprisoned for over three years under harsh conditions, said Barrot.
- Barrot has called for the immediate release of the two other French nationals whose imprisonment France claims is baseless.
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The German-French Lennart Monterlos, who was imprisoned in Iran, was released from prison and returned to France.
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Iran released a 19-year-old young man with double French-German citizenship, a few days after he gave up on spy charges against him, announced the French Foreign Minister, according to The Guardian. ...
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French-German national Monterlos returns to France after release by Iran
French-German national Lennart Monterlos has been released from detention in Iran and is back in France, outgoing French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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C 32%
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