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Catholic Archbishop, Basile Georges Casmoussa, Freed In Iraq

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Catholic Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, 66, who was taken hostage January 17, 2005 has been freed by his captors. The hostage takers had demanded $200,000 for the release of the Archbishop, but the Vatican is claiming he was released without a ransom being paid.

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"He has been freed and he is on his way home without paying any ransom," said Potris Moshi, an assistant to the church leader.

The Vatican had branded the kidnapping a "despicable terrorist act" and demanded that he be freed. The Vatican said that a ransom of $200,000 had been initially demanded.

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