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Photographer freed from jail

Reuters photographer Howard Burditt was released on Thursday from three days' detention in Zimbabwe.

Burditt, a Zimbabwean national covering the aftermath of the country’s elections, had been in jail since Monday after officials accused him of illegally using a satellite phone to send pictures.

David Schlesinger, Reuters editor-in-chief, said: “I am extremely relieved that Howard has been released but disturbed that he should have been held in jail for so long on such a charge.” ■

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The Guardian