The interrogation. I am Sergio Colaiocco and Francesco Scavo are listening in a barracks Carabinieri in Rome, Greta Ramelli and Vanessa Marzullo, the two young Italian aid workers kidnapped in Syria and released in the past few hours. The interview will go on for a few hours, they know from the barracks.
Return
The two girls fell from Falcon Air Force to 4.20, after a three hour flight from Turkey. To receive them on the track, the foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, now will report to the House on the matter. Both girls were wearing dark jackets with hood pulled over the head, blacks pants and white sneakers and red. Appeared very tried and have greeted the crowd of reporters and cameramen that awaited. Have suffered revenue minister
the building of the military.
Then a long and emotional embrace with their parents, relatives and friends came from Lombardy, took place in a small room of the airport of Ciampino, away from reporters, photographers and cameras . The families of the two girls – in what has been learned – have come by car, a bit ‘late because of a puncture: Vanessa’s parents and brother; Greta, in addition to parents, brother and his girlfriend, two friends, companions of secondary schools, volunteers, too. Tears of joy and hugs for Greta and Vanessa who, despite the fatigue they then exchanged with family and friends a few sentences before concluding procedures rite and leave the airport.
Vanessa and Greta were conducted Celio military hospital for a medical checkup. In day will be heard by the Rome prosecutor who opened a inquiry into their abduction.
Vanessa, Brembate, in the province of Bergamo, is a student of Foreign Languages. She was the one to organize the project Horryaty, which brought together various voluntary associations to bring medicine in Syria and give courses in first aid training. Greta, 20, of Gavirate (Varese), is a student of nursing and voluntary International Relief Organization. Played cooperation experiences in Zambia and Calcutta.
The kidnapping
The two young women had been kidnapped on July 31, 2014 in northern Syria, between Aleppo and Idlib. Later, had been transferred by the kidnappers to face Al Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of al Qaeda. 31 December
had been released a video in which the two girls, dressed in a black chador, asking for help from the Italian government and said they risk being killed.
The latest news of the two girls had arrived via a video appeared on YouTube last December 31: a dramatic appeal to Italy so that you did to bring them to safety soon. The two girls had left Italy for a volunteer mission in Syria on behalf of the group Horryaty.
The two volunteers will soon be heard by prosecutors in Rome. The magistrates of the anti-terrorism pool of capital are pending at this time of disclosure by the police of the Ros and the Digos. The news of the release was received with great satisfaction in the offices of Piazzale Clodius.
“Greta and Vanessa free, the result of intensive teamwork of Italy.” So the Foreign Ministry has confirmed the release in a tweet after v oci on the release of Greta and Vanessa began to circulate on the internet and social networks.
A tweet of a channel the television network Al Jazeera claims that the two young Italian kidnapped in northern Syria have been released from the wing of the Syrian Al Qaeda: “The front of Al-Nusra Front free the two Italian women held since the beginning of the month in Aleppo, Syria” is written in the tweet of Al Jazeera Mubasher (almubasher).
Reactions
“Matteo Renzi called us to give us the news,” said Matthew Ramelli, brother of Greta. “The Foreign Ministry has done a fantastic job – he added – I thank them and I also thank our fellow citizens who have been wonderful. It ‘s time of joy now expect Greta home. ” “It is a great joy,” says Salvatore Marzullo, father of Vanessa, a few minutes after he learned of the release of his daughter. Marzullo works in a restaurant of Verdelho, the country where he lived for some time just with her daughter. But her daughter, according to him, it was a “bad choice. Many times only dare not necessary: you have to use your head. I tried to dissuade her, but it was his desire, his conviction hundred percent. And unfortunately, because of age, I gave her all the advice
of the world, but he took his road is unfortunately proved wrong. “
” We are delighted the news, “said the mother of Greta Ramelli, according to reports from the mayor of Gavirate (Varese), who had a brief telephone conversation with the woman.
As soon began to spread the news of the release, many friends and acquaintances of Vanessa Marzullo started writing messages of joy on his personal Facebook page. “At last the end of a nightmare. Safe journey home. We are proud of you, “wrote a friend of the young. And, again: “I hope to hear from you soon”; I’m happy! For Real; “Hurrah! What a thrill of joy! Do not believe it yet. ” Over the months the board of Vanessa was still never been abandoned by friends and acquaintances, who had always published a thought for her. The last post of Vanessa dated back to July 16, two weeks before the kidnapping.
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