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Jill Carroll released:

NYTimes: Freelance Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 30 — Jill Carroll, the American reporter who was kidnapped in Baghdad nearly three months ago in an abduction that generated international attention, was released today.

Ms. Carroll said in an interview shown on Baghdad television that her captors "never hit me and never even threatened to hit me."

Asked what message she wanted to send to the United States, she said firmly, "I was treated very well, it's important for people to know that.