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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 23 Aug 2015

    British hostage in Yemen released after UAE military intelligence operation, UK Foreign Office sayshttp://bbc.in/1V1LMdy 

    1:19 AM - 23 Aug 2015
    • 451 Retweets
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    • Nishit Pandya alex king majid saif alghurair ShAhAbUddiN cHaNNa Michael Scott Tim Hopper Temmy Dayourh Daniel Lahiru Navoda Epa
    23 replies 451 retweets 439 likes
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      2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 23 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        British hostage released in Yemen is "safe and well" and receiving support, UK foreign secretary sayshttp://bbc.in/1EcI3Wq 

        23 replies 204 retweets 322 likes
      3. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 23 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        British hostage released in Yemen is oil worker Robert Semple, aged in his 60's, UAE authorities sayhttp://bbc.in/1EcI3Wq 

        26 replies 191 retweets 197 likes
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      1. Duke of Debbieshire‏ @debbiejones218 23 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Fantastic news ! Hope he is soon with his family & friends. What of other uk hostages? Eg #johncantlie are there more?

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      1. 福田充 Mitsuru Fukuda‏ @fukuda326 23 Aug 2015
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        イギリス人人質がUAE軍作戦によりイエメンで解放。 @BBCBreaking British hostage in Yemen released after UAE military intelligence operationhttp://bbc.in/1V1LMdy 

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      1. JIBAN BHATTACHARJEE‏ @jkb9180 23 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld only peace.

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      1. sae kubo‏ @sae_kubo 23 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking It’s good news to release the British hostage. Yemen has been seriously in danger situation in years. al-Queda live next to.

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      1. Tony.‏ @tonyy2972 23 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking 👤good job.

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      1. Tika Kartika‏ @kartika723 23 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld ok Bbc Breaking goodpic.twitter.com/wl0wHscBY2

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      1. Wilmont N. Wiah‏ @WiahWilmont 24 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking A great result of collective efforts. Those miscreants who present religion as a tool of terror,... can be defeated regionally.

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      1. @佐勒菲卡尔 讲‏ @zulfiqarspeaks 23 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Good News & Good Work UAE MI! In War innocent people R Disproportionately Affected! @AJEnglish @Independent

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      1. ali.j.jira‏ @alijira 23 Aug 2015
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        "@BBCBreaking: British hostage in Yemen released after UAE military intelligence operation, UK Foreign Office says http://bbc.in/1V1LMdy "

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      1. CORNELIUS GHETU‏ @CORNELI52029488 29 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld l_\–.__•

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      1. Umar Ali‏ @aumar3855 23 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld like it

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