
Today friday,two Italian civilians held hostage in Libya since last July were freed,just 48 hours after two fellow captives were allegedly executed by Islamic State militants in the north African state.The four were employees of Italian construction company Bonatti and were seized last year near the western Libyan city of Sabratha,near a compound owned by the energy group Eni.The families of Gino Pollicardo and Filippo Calcagno confirmed the pair had been released and photos posted on social media showed the bearded men calling home.A handwritten note written by Pollicardo and published online by the Sabratha Media center reads ''We are free and physically OK,but psychologically we are devastated''.A spokeman for security forces in Sabratha,Sabri Kshada,said the two men were released during aa raid early today friday.''They were found alive during a raid by the local fighters against one of the hideouts of Islamic State in Sabratha''.One more photo below.
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