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On Campus: Libya releases captured UW-Madison grads, journalists

Two UW-Madison graduates are among the four New York Times journalists released by the Libyan government Monday, according to the Times. They were released into the custody of Turkish diplomats and crossed safely into Tunisia, according to the Times, six days after they were captured while covering the conflict. The UW-Madison alumni are Anthony Shadid, Beirut bureau chief for the Times, and Lynsey Addario, a photographer.