REPLAY: 'A message of hope' - French pair held in Iran speak to media after release
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“Two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges were welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm that President Emmanuel Macron welcomed two French nationals (Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris) at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday after their detention in Iran on espionage charges.
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— The Élysée Palace was closed in June 1940 and remained empty during World War II. It was reoccupied only in 1946 by Vincent Auriol, President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, then…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Élysée_Palace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Élysée_Palace
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— French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, and French ambassador to Iran Pierre Cochard,…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/macron-welcomes-home-two…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/macron-welcomes-home-two…
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— 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 te…
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349406/macro…
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349406/macro…
“Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72”
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While multiple sources confirm the identities of the released nationals as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, none of the provided evidence sources specify their ages (41 and 72). The names are corroborated, but the specific ages are not found in the evidence provided.
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— Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been freed after being detained in Iran since May 2022. Iran has released two French nationals who were detained there for more than three years, French President …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0en7ljzjpo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0en7ljzjpo
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— French citizens Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been released from prison in Iran after more than three years in detention, President Emmanuel Macron announced late on Tuesday. The couple, accuse…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251105-immense-relief-for-fam…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251105-immense-relief-for-fam…
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— Jacques Paris, left, and Cecile Kohler, French nationals who were freed by Iran with after three and a half years in detention, walk at the Elysee Palace as they are hosted by French President Emmanue…
https://www.aol.com/articles/french-former-detainees-c-cile-…
https://www.aol.com/articles/french-former-detainees-c-cile-…
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