BBCNEWS BBC News Now June 4, 2024 13:09:00
They were released after a very lengthy imprisonment in the country, one of them serving 1586 days, the other 2709 days. we are told that they are now on their way back to austria, this according to an austrian foreign ministry statement. you can see the statement on the screen. in it, they thank belgium and oman for securing the release, saying a lot of work was done behind the scenes. also worth pointing out that and iranian austrian businessman was imprisoned many years ago, as we said, sentenced to ten years for spying in a foreign country. his wife says that sentence was based on a confes...