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Italian hostage freed in Afghanistan returns home

Clementina Cantoni, an Italian aid worker held hostage in Afghanistan for more than three weeks returned home to a joyous welcome on Friday. Cantoni, 32, landed at Rome’s Ciampino airport a day after her release in Kabul. She was met by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and the landing in an Italian government plane was broadcast live across the country. Full Story