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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described his meeting with prisoners released in the major multi-nation swap as “very moving.” Scholz said that many of the prisoners had not expected their release and were still filled with emotion at the sudden freedom they were experiencing after landing at Cologne/Bonn Airport. “Many feared for their health and even for their lives,” Scholz said. “That is why it is also important that we have now provided them with this protection here.” Two aircraft with a total of 13 people had landed at Cologne/Bonn Airport from Ankara, where the prisoner exchange took pla…

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