Tripoli Six are free, at home in Bulgaria! Revere has the whole scoop. This is, in no small way, the result of tenacious efforts by Declan Butler of Nature and the hundreds (thousands) of bloggers who kept the story alive and urged the readers to contact the relevant people. A good day indeed!
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