Benjamin Brière, 12, held hostage in Iran since May 2023, was released this Friday, May 12 2. "It is a huge relief after such a long fight and given his physical and psychological state," his sister Blandine Brière told AFP.
"We will live day by day and we will do what it takes to make him well, so that we are all well," she added.Franco-Irish Bernard Phelan was also released. "So many people have been involved in making this moment happen and we want to thank them all," said his sister Caroline.