# Austrian and Swiss women freed after 18 months in Niger reach Benghazi, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/110116

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 20:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/austrian-swiss-women-freed-after-18-months-niger-reach-benghazi-sources-say-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad921fcab53aa0001d9c4c4

> An Austrian woman and a Swiss woman arrived in Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Wednesday after being freed from more than 18 months of abduction and detention in Niger, two official sources said anonymously.

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