An Israeli citizen held hostage by Chechen gangs since April 1998 was freed Sunday night by Russian troops fighting separatists in the Chechen mountains. Oleg Yemelyantsev, 43, weak and suffering from temporary paralysis, is expected to return to Israel in the coming days.
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