Ex-hostages back in Canada after harrowing raid to free them

Ex-hostages back in Canada after harrowing raid to free them

SMITHS FALLS, Ontario (AP) — A couple held hostage for five years by a Taliban-linked extremist network in Afghanistan was safely back in Canada on Saturday after what the husband described as a harrowing firefight during a raid to free the family.
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