# Two European women who were held hostage in Niger for about a year and a half have been freed and taken to Libya. The Austrian and the Swiss national arrived in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. The Austrian woman, Eva Gretzmacher, was kidnapped in January last year, while the Swiss woman, Claudia Abbt, was abducted in April. Libyan sources say the women will be handed over to authorities from their respective countries once the necessary formalities have been completed. The circumstances of their release remain unclear.
Two European women freed after 18 months in captivity in Niger