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A group of 13 Ukrainian medics has been released from captivity of the Islamic State terrorist organization, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.
According to the report, the medical workers have been taken to a safe place.
"The good news: 13 Ukrainian medics who have been held captive by ISIL were released and taken to the Libyan town of Bin Jawad. We are in constant contact with them," Klimkin tweeted Tuesday afternoon.
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