Reuters photographer released by Syrian authorities after 6 days

The Reuters news agency says Syrian authorities have freed one of its photographers after holding him for six days.

Reuters said the 50-year-old Khaled al-Hariri was freed Sunday and told colleagues that he was well.

Al-Hariri was one of four Reuters journalists held over the last week in Syria. The other three have already been released and ordered to leave the country.

A fifth Reuters journalist was expelled by Syrian authorities on March 25 after five years as the agency's correspondent in Damascus.

Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler said al-Hariri, a Syrian, has returned home to his family.

Date Posted: 5 April 2011 Last Modified: 5 April 2011