FM: Egyptian fishermen held in Eritrea back home

A number of egyptian fishermen who had been held in eritrea are now home safe, the Foreign Ministry announced Sunday.
The fishermen were set free following big efforts by the egyptian state, including efforts by the Foreign Ministry, the ministry said.
Coming from eritrea, a planelanded in Cairo earlier sunday toferry home the fishermen, who were received by Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Amr Abbas.
The ministry had started to closely follow up the case once it received calls for help from families of the detained fishermen, Abbas said, noting that they had been coordinating action with the egyptian embassy in Asmara and