Sadrists say CBS journalists to be freed

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Source: AP

BAGHDAD - A deal has been reached with kidnappers for the release of two CBS News journalists, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's office in Basra said Wednesday.

Harith al-Ethari, a director of al-Sadr's office in the southern Iraqi city, said negotiations had persuaded the kidnappers to release the British journalist and his Iraqi interpreter later Wednesday.

"We reached an agreement with kidnappers to hand over the Iraqi interpreter to the police command in Basra and the British journalist will be handed over to al-Sadr's office in Basra this afternoon," al-Ethari told The Associated Press. He did not give a specific time.

CBS News said Monday that two journalists working for it were missing in Basra, but it did not identify them and has requested their names not be released if obtained.

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1. Excellent news!!!

K&R!

[Eugene]

2. Abducted Iraqi interpreter 'free'

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 17:01 GMT

Abducted Iraqi interpreter 'free'

Kidnappers in Iraq have released an Iraqi interpreter working
for the American network CBS who was captured in Basra on
Sunday, a Shia leader says.

Harith al-Adhari told news agencies that negotiations were
continuing for the release of a second man, described as a
Western journalist.

CBS has not named the two men and requested that others
refrained from speculating about their identities.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7243559.stm