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German Deputy Foreign Minister Juergen Chrobog (L) and Germany's Africa negotiator Harro Adt address the media following the release of the 14 Sahara tourists held hostage by Algerian militants for over five months, at the military section of the Cologne-Bonn airport, August 20, 2003. Fourteen European tourists, nine Germans, four Swiss and one Dutch being held hostage in the Sahara were freed to Malian officials on Monday. The 14 western tourists were seized while sightseeing in southern Algeria. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay