Macron greets French detainees back in Paris after ‘terrible ordeal’ in Iran

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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris back to Paris on Wednesday after they were released from detention in Iran. Kohler and Paris, who had been held for almost four years on espionage charges, arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport and were greeted by Macron at the Elysee Palace. The two French nationals appeared to be in good spirits despite their ordeal. They had been under house arrest at the French embassy in Tehran since November after spending over three years in prison. Their release marks the end of what Macron described as a "terrible ordeal."

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They spent almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges.

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"For us, this is a fresh start. We’re not broken," Paris said.

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The pair had been under house arrest at the French embassy in Tehran since being freed from prison in November.

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Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, arrived on a commercial flight at Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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President Macron welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after being detained in Iran.

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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges, with the French leader hailing “the end of a terrible ordeal”.Cecile Kohler, 41, and Paris" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="100994" data-entity-type="person">Jacques Paris, 72, arrived on a commercial flight, landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris shortly before 9am. They were met on the tarmac by foreign ministry officials.Macron greeted the pair in the gardens of the Elysee Palace. They appeared in good spirits, and smiled as the French leader embraced them.“For us, this is a fresh start. We’re not broken,” Paris said.“We kept our hopes up right to the end,” Kohler said.The pair had been under house arrest at the French embassy in Tehran ever since being freed from more than three years in prison in November, with their fate even more uncertain after US-Israeli strikes on Iran started on February 28.

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