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Miami Herald journalist Jim Wyss released by Venezuelan authorities [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Miami Herald journalist Jim Wyss released by Venezuelan authorities
Tom Dart and agencies
theguardian.com, Saturday 9 November 2013 23.28 GMT
An American reporter who had been held by Venezuelan authorities since Thursday was released on Saturday, according to the Miami Herald.
The Herald reported on its website that Jim Wyss was released from a detention facility in Caracas and handed over to US embassy officials. The newspaper's executive editor, Aminda Marques Gonzalez, said on the website: "Jim is safe and soon will be reunited with his loved ones."
Wyss later sent a message on Twitter thanking the Herald and others who worked to secure his speedy release.
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Tom Dart and agencies
theguardian.com, Saturday 9 November 2013 23.28 GMT
An American reporter who had been held by Venezuelan authorities since Thursday was released on Saturday, according to the Miami Herald.
The Herald reported on its website that Jim Wyss was released from a detention facility in Caracas and handed over to US embassy officials. The newspaper's executive editor, Aminda Marques Gonzalez, said on the website: "Jim is safe and soon will be reunited with his loved ones."
Wyss later sent a message on Twitter thanking the Herald and others who worked to secure his speedy release.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/09/miami-herald-jim-wyss-venezuela-detained
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