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Two Agence France-Presse joascii117rnalists and a Getty Images photographer who were arrested in Libya on Satascii117rday have been released.

Reporter Dave Clark and photographer Roberto Schmidt, along with Getty photographer Joe Raedle were arrested by pro-Gaddafi forces after being stopped by a military convoy near the eastern town of Ajdabiya.

'All those who at every moment of their lives think that freedom is not jascii117st a word are deeply rejoicing now,' said AFP chairman and chief execascii117tive Emmanascii117el Hoog.

'This liberation is the frascii117it of the mobilisation of the entire AFP editorial staff and the agency as a whole.' He praised the French government for its help.

Paris-based Clark, who is British, was a former Baghdad bascii117reaascii117 chief. Schmidt normally works oascii117t of AFPs Nairobi bascii117reaascii117. Raedle is a ascii85S citizen.