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Saudi Blogger Freed

(CNN) -- A Saudi Arabian blogger detained in December, ostensibly because he supported reform advocates accused by the Saudi government of backing terrorism, has been released, a fellow blogger posted Saturday.

Web sites like this one pushed for Fouad al-Farhan's release.

Ahmed al-Omran said on his blog, saudijeans.org, and later told CNN that he was awakened by a text message from the wife of Fouad al-Farhan, saying he had been released and was at home with his family.

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For the full story, go to: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/26/saudi.arabia.blogger/index.html?eref=rss_latest

Published Sunday, April 27, 2008 12:44 AM by DanKubiske
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