Australian doctor released after being held hostage in Burkina Faso for seven years – Burkina Faso

2023-05-19 10:56:00

Perth – Australian doctor Kenneth Elliott has been released and returned home following being held hostage for seven years in Burkina Faso, West Africa. “I am delighted to report that Dr Kenneth Elliott has been released following more than seven years in captivity in West Africa,” Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Friday. He was “safe and well” and already reunited with his family. Neither the government nor the family paid any ransom, it said.

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