A French Catholic priest kidnapped in Cameroon on 13 November has been released, French President Francois Hollande said in an official statement, reports the BBC.
Fr Georges Vandenbeusch, 42, was kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroon near the border with Nigeria.
The armed Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, which operates in the area, later said it was holding him.
Mr Hollande thanked the authorities in Cameroon and Nigeria for their help in getting the priest released.
His message expressed special thanks to Cameroon's President Paul Biya.
A French diplomat quoted by the AFP news agency said the priest was released early on Tuesday in northern Cameroon. "He is now on a plane with the Cameroonian army and will be handed over to the French ambassador in Cameroon," the source said.
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