Freed hostages leave Cabinda

Freed hostages leave Cabinda

LUANDA (AFP): Five Portuguese nationals released by a separatist group in Angola after more than two months in captivity have left the Cabinda enclave for Libreville, state radio said on Thursday.

Before leaving Cabinda, the released hostages told the radio that they were not mistreated and that the separatist rebels had protected them from government attacks.

"They protected us from bombardments by government troops. We have not been mistreated," freed hostage Gabriel Faria Pinto said.

Rebels from the Cabinda Enclave Liberation Front-Renewed group (FLEC-Renewed) "were humane to us. From time to time, we were forced to flee bombardments, protected by them," Faria Pinto said.