ROME (Reuters) - Two Italian aid workers taken hostage in Syria five months ago have been released and will soon return home, Italy's government said on Thursday.
"Vanessa Marzullo and Greta Ramelli are free and will soon return to Italy," read a Tweet from Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's office. Renzi's spokesman also confirmed the news.
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