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Freed Thai hostages arrive in Bangkok



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Thai hostages freed by Hamas have arrived in Bangkok alongside the foreign minister, said Asia correspondent Cordelia Lynch.

The group of 17 have another five or six-hour journey home to the northeast of Thailand, she added.

A total of 23 Thais have been freed from Gaza, said Lynch, while nine are believed to remain captive.

The families of those freed have been "grappling with a lack of information. Now they know they are going to have their loved ones in their arms by this evening", said Lynch.

Many of those released were working as farmers in Israel when Hamas attacked on 7 October, she explained.

Explained: Thai hostages were released under a separate agreement to the truce between Israel and Hamas.

It was worked on in official and unofficial capacities by Thai officials, the Thai Muslim group Thai-Iran Alumni Association, Iran and Qatar, with Hamas reporting Turkey was also involved.

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