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UPDATED: 09:13, January 24, 2005
Hostages transferred, back to China soon
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Zhai Juan (R2), director of Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Yang Honglin (R1), Chinese ambassador to Iraq, express sympathy and solicitude to eight Chinese citizens held hostages in Baghdad, Jan. 23, 2005. Eight Chinese citizens held hostages in Iraq have been safely transferred to the Chinese side and will be back to China soon, the Chinese embassy in Iraq confirmed Sunday.

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Eight Chinese citizens held hostages in Iraq pose for photo in Baghdad, Jan. 23, 2005.

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Zhai Juan (back, L2), director of Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrives in Baghdad, Jan. 23, 2005.

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Villagers wait outside the gate of released Chinese hostage Lin Bin's home in order to pay a visit to his relatives in Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 23, 2005. Eight Chinese hostages kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents were released on Jan. 22.

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Local officials (L) pays a visit to released Chinese hostage Chen Qin'ai's wife (R1) and daughter in Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 23, 2005.

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