Another group of European hostages in the Algerian desert freed

The German TV NTV said yesterday that another group of European hostages who were held in the Algerian desert were released yesterday and they are on their way to the Algerian capital, Algiers. The German foreign ministry refused to comment on the news.

The correspondent of the German channel was not able to clarify conditions of releasing those hostages. On Tuesday the Algerian army released a first group of 17 Europeans who were held in the Algerian desert while other 15, including 10 Germans, 4 Swiss and one Dutch remained held.