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A court in the North African country of Tunisia has ruled to release 11 Russian citizens who were detained in November on allegations of
popular destination for Russians due to visa-free travel and relatively low costs, Haidra is not on regular tourist routes, the French news
agency AFP reported earlier.Neither Russia nor Tunisia have provided details about the case.Tunisia held the group on suspicion of
from prison on Thursday after they were said to have been cleared of terrorism charges.The Russian citizens were taken to Tunis-Carthage
International Airport to return home, their lawyertold the news agency RIA Novosti.They are expected to board two flights to Moscow later on
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