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AP photographer freed by US after 2 years in custody Tearful relatives rushed to embrace Hussein, who had been given just a few hours' notice of his release. "I have spent two years in prison even though I was innocent. I thank everybody," said Hussein, 36, "I thank God for Bilal's release and I hope that all Iraqi detainees will be released," said his 69-year-old mother, Taqiya Ahmed. the U.S. military's detention command said Monday it no longer deemed Hussein a security threat and he would be freed. Hussein was a member of the AP team that won a Pulitzer Prize for photography in 2005, and his detention drew protests from rights groups and press freedom advocates. the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Joel Simon, said the group was "thrilled" by Hussein's release. "He now joins a growing list of journalists detained in conflict zones by the U.S. military for prolonged periods and eventually released without any charges or crimes ever substantiated against them," |
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