JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Two Indonesian hostages have returned to their families in the country after managed to escape from their Philippines captors mid this month.
According to Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arrmanatha Nasir, the two seamen, identified as Muhammad Sofyan and Ismail flied back to Indonesia's capital on Friday.
"Those two citizens were in good health condition. Due to requests from the two and their families, the handing over session was not conducted openly like it used to be," Arrmanatha said in the ministry's premises on Monday.
The handing over session from the government to the hostages' families took place on Saturday, conducted by Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi.
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