Czech women released from captivity getting medical care

The two Czech women who were released on Friday after spending two years in captivity are undergoing medical tests and are in the care of a psychiatrist, Czech Television reported on Sunday. According to Czech officials the young women were housed at a secret location and given heightened security in order to protect them from excessive media interest and give them time to recover from the ordeal in a safe environment. They have reportedly met with family members, who have also refused to speak to the press. The Czech prime minister has asked the media to respect the girls and their family’s privacy.

Hana Humpálová and Antonie Chrástecká were 24 when they were kidnapped in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan by a group of unidentified gunmen who took them off a bus. They were released thanks to the efforts of the Turkish NGO IHH. Neither the NGO nor the Czech authorities have released any details regarding who their captors were or where they spent the last two years.