Observers held in Ukraine say in good health, want to go home


  • World
  • Sunday, 27 Apr 2014

SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - The leader of the international observers detained by pro-Russian separatists in the east Ukrainian city of Slaviansk said on Sunday all the group were in good health, but they were anxious to be allowed to go home soon.

Appearing in public for the first time since they were held three days ago, seven officers from the observer team and their translator were brought into a room of waiting journalists in the separatist-held city administration building.

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