A poster calling for the release of French journalists Didier Francois, Edouard Elias, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres is installed on the facade of the Ile de france regional council headquarters in Paris
A poster calling for the release of French journalists Didier Francois, Edouard Elias, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres is installed on the facade of the Ile de france regional council headquarters in Paris January 6, 2014. Didier Francois, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres were captured in Syria on June 6 and June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)
A poster calling for the release of French journalists Didier Francois, Edouard Elias, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres is installed on the facade of the Ile de france regional council headquarters in Paris
A poster calling for the release of French journalists Didier Francois, Edouard Elias, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres is installed on the facade of the Ile de france regional council headquarters in Paris January 6, 2014. Didier Francois, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres were captured in Syria on June 6 and June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)
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