Stockholm June 26 (IANS) Johan Gustafsson a 42-year-old Swede man kidnapped by an Al Qaeda linked group in Mali since 2011 has been released the Swedish Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Johan Gustafsson has been released and can return to Sweden Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said in a statement Xinhua news agency reported.
Johan s situation has touched many of us and extensive efforts have been made to secure his release she said.
It was during a motorcycle vacation through Africa when Gustafsson was kidnapped in the city of Timbuktu by the terrorist group. Since then he has been a prisoner of the group.
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Swede man held captive in Mali since 2011 freed
