Swedish girl returns after Syria disappearance
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Published: 21 Apr, 2007 CET.
Updated: Sat 21 Apr 2007 12:36 CET
A 17-year-old Swedish girl who went missing in Syria under mysterious circumstances has returned home after six weeks, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Saturday.
"She returned home the day before yesterday," spokeswoman Åsa Arvidsson told AFP.
The ministry would not comment on the circumstances of the girl's disappearance.
According to the Swedish media, the girl was kidnapped during the early hours of March 9 while she was on holiday with her brother.
Her family, who live in Sweden, were said to have received an anonymous call saying she was being held by four men and one woman in Syria, tabloid Expressen reported.
The Svenska Dagbladet daily said on Saturday that the girl contacted the Swedish embassy in Damascus herself and was given help to return home.
Swedish police are investigating her disappearance.
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"She returned home the day before yesterday," spokeswoman Åsa Arvidsson told AFP.
The ministry would not comment on the circumstances of the girl's disappearance.
According to the Swedish media, the girl was kidnapped during the early hours of March 9 while she was on holiday with her brother.
Her family, who live in Sweden, were said to have received an anonymous call saying she was being held by four men and one woman in Syria, tabloid Expressen reported.
The Svenska Dagbladet daily said on Saturday that the girl contacted the Swedish embassy in Damascus herself and was given help to return home.
Swedish police are investigating her disappearance.
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