两名欧洲女子在尼日尔被绑架逾一年半后获释：瑞士与奥地利10月22日共同宣布
伯尔尼消息：瑞士与奥地利10月22日共同宣布，两名在尼日尔被绑架的欧洲女子已经获释。获释者为69岁的瑞士女子 Claudia Abbt 与76岁的奥地利女子 Eva Gretzmacher，两人被绑架已逾一年半。
两人在尼日尔遭武装人员绑架后长期下落不明，瑞士与奥地利当局持续透过外交渠道交涉。两国政府没有披露获释的具体过程与条件，仅确认两人已经安全。
尼日尔所在的萨赫勒地区武装组织活动频繁，外国公民遭绑架事件时有发生。两国政府感谢在交涉过程中提供协助的各方，并表示将为获释者提供领事与医疗支持。
Two European Women Freed After More Than 18 Months Held Hostage in Niger, Bern and Vienna Announce
BERN — Switzerland and Austria jointly announced on October 22 that two European women abducted in Niger have been released. The freed women are Claudia Abbt, 69, of Switzerland and Eva Gretzmacher, 76, of Austria, who had been held for more than a year and a half.
The two were seized by armed men in Niger and their whereabouts were long unknown, while Swiss and Austrian authorities pursued diplomatic channels. Neither government disclosed details of the release process or conditions, confirming only that both women are safe.
Armed groups are active across the Sahel region, where Niger is located, and abductions of foreign nationals occur from time to time. Both governments thanked those who assisted in the negotiations and said consular and medical support would be provided to the freed women.
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