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WASHINGTON, June 4 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was pleased to "announce that Navy Veteran, Michael White, who has been detained by Iran for 683 days, is on a Swiss plane that just left Iranian Airspace."
"We expect him to be home with his family in America very soon," Trump said in a tweet.
"I will never stop working to secure the release of all Americans held hostage overseas! Thank you Switzerland for your great assistance," Trump added.
White was detained by Iranian authorities in July 2018.
He had been sentenced to a decade in prison. (end)
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