{
  "id": 16062518,
  "title": "Swiss, Austrian women freed after Niger kidnap ordeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/swiss-austrian-women-freed-after-niger-kidnap-ordeal-16062518",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:26:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/swiss-austrian-women-freed-after-niger-kidnap-ordeal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Swiss woman and an Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger more than a year and a half ago have been freed and arrived in Benghazi, Libya, officials say. Read More: https://punchng.com/swiss-austrian-women-freed-after-niger-kidnap-ordeal/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/an-austrian-and-a-swiss-woman-freed-in-niger-after-a-year-and-half-in",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:53:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}