Two French women abducted in Gaza freed -officials

GAZA, Mar 14 (Reuters) Two French women were released today by Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them in the Gaza Strip in response to an Israeli raid on a West Bank prison, a spokesman for the Palestinian Interior Ministry said.

The women worked for the non-governmental agency Medecins du Monde. Two other French nationals, journalists working for Elle magazine and the Sipa photo agency, were still being held by their captors.

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