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Hear from American journalist released from jail in Myanmar

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Hear from American journalist released from jail in Myanmar

Hear from American journalist released from jail in Myanmar

American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar military official and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who had been on a private humanitarian visit to the country.

Fenster spoke to media after he arrived in Qatar, on his way to the US.


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