A conservationist with dual French and Australian citizenship has been freed after he was taken hostage in Chad earlier this week, interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby said.
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Jerome Hugonot, who manages an oryx park on behalf of a conservation group, was kidnapped by unknown individuals in the northeastern Wadi Fira province on Friday.
Deby announced Dr Hugonot's release on Twitter on Sunday without providing any details on how it was achieved.
"I am delighted with this happy ending," he said.
On Saturday, a source at the French foreign ministry said the ministry was aware a French citizen had been kidnapped and was in contact with his family and Chadian authorities to obtain a rapid release
The ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his release.
Australian Associated Press
