A Palestinian security man stands next to one of t

A Palestinian security man stands next to one of the French woman, seized by gunmen, after she was released in Khan Younis in the southern of Gaza Strip , July 17, 2004. Palestinian gunmen on Saturday freed the last two remaining French hostages they had seized to press their demands for sweeping reforms by President Yasser Arafat , militants and French diplomats said. Abu Qusai, leader of the militants who kidnapped the civilians, told Reuters by telephone that the hostages were freed after intervention by Arafat, U.N. officials and the French consulate in Jerusalem. REUTERS/Ibrahem Abu Mostafa

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