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Aid workers free after Chad pardon

Six French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison following their pardon by Chad's president, according to the French Justice Ministry.

Kidnapped Chadian kids reunited with their families

Nearly 100 children at the center of an international scandal that left them stranded at an orphanage in remote eastern Chad returned home after nearly five months Friday, and were being reunited with their families.

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Kidnapped Chadian kids to go home

They marshaled presidents, sparked worldwide debate, and put an international peacekeeping force in jeopardy, but the biggest concern for more than 100 children stranded in an orphanage in remote eastern Chad is to return home.

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Chad kidnappers jailed for 8 years

A French court sentenced six charity workers to eight years in prison on Monday for the attempted kidnapping of 103 children in Chad.

Chad 6 could face 8 years in jail

Six charity workers convicted in Chad of the attempted kidnapping of 103 children will learn their fates in two weeks when a French court announces what sentence they should serve in France, a court spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Zoe's Ark workers get hard labor

A judge sentenced six French aid workers to eight years hard labor Wednesday after convicting them of trying to kidnap 103 children in the central African country of Chad.

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