Six Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences in Libya have arrived in Bulgaria following their release, ending their eight-year incarceration.
They were immediately pardoned by Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.
The five nurses and a Palestinian-born doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV - charges they have always denied.
The release was made possible by a deal struck in Tripoli on improving Libya-EU ties, following years of negotiations.
The EU's External Affairs Commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, made many trips to Libya, meeting the prisoners and working to improve conditions for children infected with HIV/Aids.
"The dramatic case with the sentenced innocent Bulgarian citizens is at its end; we are still sympathetic with the other tragedy - the one of the infected Libyan children and their families"
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