France calls for immediate release of two French journalists in Syria


  • World
  • Friday, 07 Jun 2013

French President Francois Hollande gives a speech after he received the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize, for his contribution to peace and stability in Africa, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Etienne Laurent/Pool

TOKYO (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande on Friday demanded the immediate release of two French journalists missing in Syria, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for reporters.

Radio station Europe 1 said its reporter, Didier Francois, and photographer Edouard Elias had gone missing as they were headed for the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

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