French couple leave Iran after more than three years in jail
Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are on their way home after being allowed to leave the country, the French president says.
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Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are on their way home after being allowed to leave the country, the French president says.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been permitted to leave Iran after over three years of detention on espionage charges. They are expected to arrive in France on Wednesday.
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