Last French hostages returned home

"Life is beautiful when we find freedom. Before, I didn't know what it was at liberty, I forgot what it was. "

You're safe and sound, at home, the one who was the last French held hostage abroad.

Serge Lazarević arrived at the air base of Villacoublay near Paris this Wednesday morning, after three years hostage in Mali. He was greeted by family and by President François Hollande. Even if it looks good, the French aspect of Serbian origin lost 20 pounds in captivity and said to be ill with respiratory problems. . "It is a joy for the French people, because there are no more French hostages anywhere in the world. But we must not forget the foreign hostages scattered around the globe, "said the President.

Ex-hostage already stressed the sense of return to freedom: "life is beautiful when we find freedom. Before, I didn't know what it was at liberty, I forgot what it was. Let us not forget that being a free man is be careful with yourself, no matter where you go. As the President said, it is necessary to be attentive, because freedom is the most precious thing we have. When we got stuck, when we're wrong, when we're doomed or we feel on the verge of death, think much more in life ".

Lazarević had been kidnapped in the Sahel region in northern Mali, by a group linked to Al-Qaeda.

By Ricardo Figueira | With AFP

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