| Cheez, double or nothing? |
Safely home in Italy, two women aid workers have spoken of returning to Iraq despite a three-week hostage ordeal as their overjoyed nation shrugged off reports that a ransom was paid to free them. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, said they were taught about Islam and not harmed. After a hero's welcome in Italy late on Tuesday, they looked to put the kidnap behind them. "I hope to return to Iraq soon. It's a country that I really love," Pari said on Wednesday. "We were always treated with a lot of respect."
| "I have to have my head examined first, but then I'm sure I'll be on my way!" |
Torretta was quoted as saying she would "do it all over again, with all of the consequences". "We never understood. But they apologised for kidnapping us and they even asked us for forgiveness," she told reporters.
| Stockholm syndrome nearly complete! |
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