London - Two British aid workers abducted in the breakaway Russian region of Chechnya were freed yesterday after more than a year in captivity, the Foreign Office said.
The ministry said the hostages, Ms Camilla Carr and Mr Jon James, appeared to be in good health despite their 15-month ordeal, which included two abortive attempts by Chechen security forces to free them.
The Foreign Office, which worked closely with Russia's central and regional governments for the release, said it could not give precise details of when Ms Carr and Mr James would be back in Britain. "This depends very much on their wishes and those of their families," a spokesman said.
