# Austrian and Swiss women kidnapped in Niger freed, reports say

https://mins.news/en/item/110453

- DW, 2026-10-22 02:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-swiss-women-kidnapped-in-niger-are-freed-report/a-79727419?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Two women, one Austrian and one Swiss, were freed after 18 months in captivity following their abductions in Niger. Libyan media said they were flown to Benghazi. The group that held them and its demands were not immediately known.

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