TORONTO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed
Fahmy, who was released from prison in Egypt last month after a
presidential pardon, has returned to Canada, according to his
Twitter (N:TWTR) feed.
Fahmy was released on bail in February after spending more
than a year in custody. He went back to prison in August after a
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"Walking the streets of Toronto with my wife is a truly
liberating feeling! We feel safe, free, and at home!" Fahmy
tweeted on Monday.
Three Al Jazeera journalists - Canadian Fahmy, Egyptian
Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste - were sentenced to
three years in prison in the August retrial for operating
without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to
Egypt. Greste had already been deported in February.
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They were among 100 prisoners unexpectedly pardoned last
month.
(Writing by Amran Abocar; Editing by Alan Crosby)