DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A team of Al-Jazeera journalists was released late Monday after being detained for three days in eastern Niger, where they were held in a prison cell, according to a statement from the Qatar-owned network.

“An Al-Jazeera correspondent and her team have been finally released from a Niger jail after being held by authorities since Saturday,” the statement said. “The four-person team was released late on Monday evening without charge to make (their) way back to the border.”