RAI correspondent Amedeo Ricucci, photo journalist Elio Colavolpe, documentary filmmaker Andrea Vignali and freelance journalist Susan Dabbous were returned to Italy on a special flight that landed at Ciampino military airport at 2200 hours.
There to receive them was secretary General of the Foreign Ministry Ambassador Michele Valensise, RAI Director General Luigi Gubitosi, and officials from the Ministry’s Crisis Unit.