Italian family freed in Mali arrive in Rome

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 27 - An Italian family that was kidnapped in Mali in May 2022 and who were released early Tuesday arrived back in Rome on a government flight to Ciampino Airport at around half past three in the afternoon.
    Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is to welcome home Rocco Langone, his wife Maria Donata Caivano and their son Giovanni Langone, the foreign ministry said.
    They were kidnapped on 19 May 2022 in their home on the outskirts of the city of Koutiala, southeast of Mali's capital Bamako, where they had been living for several years.
    The office of Premier Giorgia Meloni said earlier they were in good health despite their long spell in captivity. (ANSA).