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Two Christian priests set free in Iraq after being held since Saturday

The VATICAN CITY
The VATICAN CITY
The VATICAN CITY, Oct 15 (KUNA) -- Two Christian Catholic priests who were snatched by gunmen in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday were freed on Monday, the Italian Catholic news agency SIR reported.
The news agency did not indicate whether ransom was paid to win the release of the religious pair, who were taken at gunpoint by gunmen near Tal-Aafar while they were heading to attend a funeral. (end) mn.rk KUNA 151330 Oct 07NNNN