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Bulgarian sailors return home after being released by Yemen's Houthis

2 Bulgarian sailors and a. Romanian crew member returned home after being held for 14. months by Yemen's Iranaligned Houthis, receiving a warm welcome. from their households and officials at Sofia airport on Thursday.

The trio were part of the 25-member international team of. the vessel Galaxy Leader that the Houthis seized off Yemen's Red. Sea coast more than a year back. They were released on Wednesday and handed to Oman following the. three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza's war between Israel and. Palestinian militant group Hamas, Houthi-owned Al Masirah Television. reported.

Captain Lyubomir Chanev and First Officer Danail Veselinov. arrived in Sofia aboard a federal government plane that was sent to. choose them up from Muscat in Oman on the order of Prime Minister. Rosen Zhelyazkov, regional media reported.

(source: Reuters)