French duo alive and well
2004-09-02 17:43
Baghdad - The two French journalists held hostage in Iraq are alive and well, the French ambassador to Iraq said on Thursday.
The two men are "alive, in good health and well treated," ambassador Bernard Bajolet told AFP.
Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot were kidnapped on August 20 by a group demanding France rescind a ban on Islamic headscarves in state schools that nevertheless took effect on Thursday.
- AFP