American Detainees Are Released From Venezuela and Iran
Summary by NewsWall Apr 22 23
- WASHINGTON (AP) – Officials stated that seven Americans who had been held captive in Venezuela for years were on their way home Saturday after President Biden decided to grant clemency to two nephews of Venezuela's first lady, Cilia Flores.
- The statements about Venezuela and Iran together constituted one of the largest mass releases of Americans held abroad in recent memory, while one American official claimed the timing was coincidence.
- Mr. Biden stated in his statement that he would continue to push for the release of other Americans.
- Five of the Americans detained in Venezuela were members of a gang known as the "Citgo 6."
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