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Wigan cameraman held on terrorism charges in Turkey

The family of a news cameraman from Wigan held on terror charges in Turkey have pleaded for his release.

Philip Pendlebury has been accused of helping the terrorist group Islamic State.

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VICE News 'grateful' journalists have been freed

VICE News say they have received confirmation from the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office that two of their journalists, Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, from Wigan, have been released from a Turkish prison.

In a statement, they said:

"While we are grateful that they have been freed, we are deeply worried by reports that our other VICE News colleague, Mohammed Ismael Rasool, has had his appeal of release rejected by the Turkish government. Rasool is an experienced journalist and translator who has worked extensively across the Middle East with VICE News, Associated Press, and Al Jazeera.

We call on the Turkish authorities for a swift end to this unjust detainment and to grant his immediate release."

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