Three Europeans return home after release by Iran in prisoner swap


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  • Saturday, 03 Jun 2023

Danish citizen Thomas Kjems speaks to journalists after arriving at Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Denmark June 3, 2023 after being released from detention in Iran. Thomas Kjems and two other Europeans were released from detention by Iran in the latest in a series of prisoner swaps. Ritzau Scanpix/Martin Sylvest via REUTERS

BRUSSELS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Three Europeans returned home on Saturday a day after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap, and Tehran said there was no reason for Europeans to be arrested if they were not "exploited" by foreign security services.

The three men - two with dual Austrian-Iranian nationality and one Dane - were released on Friday by Iran in return for Iranian diplomat Asadollah Assadi as part of a swap in which Iran freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele last week, a Belgian government spokesperson said.

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