Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste arrives home in Australia after being held in Egypt

Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has returned to his home country, Australia, for the first time since Egypt imprisoned him more than a year ago.

Greste, whom Egypt released and deported over the weekend, landed in Brisbane early Thursday morning.

“It’s awesome to be home. It’s absolutely awesome,” he told reporters gathered at the airport.

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