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Italian Journalists Held In Syria Freed

Journalists Held In Syria Freed
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A Syrian rebel patrols the area in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on April 11, 2013. G8 foreign ministers meeting in London said they were 'appalled' by the rising death toll of more than 70,000 in the Syrian conflict and urged all countries to boost aid to a UN appeal for the country. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)
A Syrian rebel patrols the area in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on April 11, 2013. G8 foreign ministers meeting in London said they were 'appalled' by the rising death toll of more than 70,000 in the Syrian conflict and urged all countries to boost aid to a UN appeal for the country. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)

ROME, April 13 (Reuters) - Four Italian journalists kidnapped and held in war-torn Syria since April 4 were freed on Saturday, a statement from interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti said.

The statement gave no details about who had held the reporters or where they were released, but state news agency ANSA said they were now in Turkey. (Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Pravin Char)

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