- Title: Argentine soldier detained in Venezuela released, Argentina says
- Date: 2nd March 2026
- Summary: MUSANDAM, OMAN (MARCH 2, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS VIEWS OF BEACH, SEA AT MUSANDAM VARIOUS OF BOATS SEEN AT SEA AROUND STRAIT OF HORMUZ, AS SEEN FROM MUSANDAM WAVES CRASHING AGAINST THE BEACH AT MUSANDAM VARIOUS OF BOATS DOCKED VARIOUS OF BOATS SEEN AT SEA AROUND STRAIT OF HORMUZ, AS SEEN FROM MUSANDAM MOTORISTS DRIVING, BOATS DOCKED IN SHALLOW WATER VARIOUS OF MOTORIST DRIV
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- Keywords: Argentina Gendarm Nahuel Gallo Venezuela arrival release
- Location: EZEIZA, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA / INTERNET
- City: EZEIZA, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA / INTERNET
- Country: Argentina
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,South America / Central America,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001983701032026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: An Argentine soldier detained in Venezuela for more than a year has been released and arrived in Argentina on Monday (March 2).
Nahuel Gallo, a member of Argentina's Gendarmerie, was detained in late 2024 in a case that aggravated tensions between Argentine President Javier Milei and Venezuela's then-President Nicolas Maduro.
Buenos Aires had denounced his arrest as arbitrary before an international court.
"Today Nahuel steps on Argentine soil again with those who never stopped fighting for his freedom," Minister of Foreign Affairs Pablo Quirno said in a social media post on X.
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