US journalist released in east Ukraine

Published April 24, 2014 5:13pm ET



MOSCOW (AP) — An American journalist who was held by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine for several days says he has been released and is in good condition.

Simon Ostrovsky of Vice News told The Associated Press in a brief call Thursday that he had been freed and was heading to Donetsk, the largest city in Ukraine’s tumultuous east. He did not give details of his seizure or his release.

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