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Italian journalist freed from detention in Iran, Meloni’s office says
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in undated footage from the Tg3 news program on Italy's state broacaster RAI. (Screen capture: X/Tg3, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
An Italian journalist arrested in Iran and jailed for three weeks has been freed and is returning to Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office says.
“The plane taking journalist Cecilia Sala home took off from Tehran a few minutes ago” following “intense work on diplomatic and intelligence channels,” Meloni’s office says in a statement.
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