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British teacher jailed in Sudan arrives home

British primary school teacher Gillian Gibbons is pictured in this undated photo downloaded from her Friends Reunited account. Gibbons, sentenced last week to 15 days in jail in Sudan for insulting Islam by letting her students name a teddy bear Mohammad, arrived back in London on Dec. 4 after being pardoned and freed by Khartoum.. REUTERS/Handout EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.

British primary school teacher Gillian Gibbons is pictured in this undated photo downloaded from her Friends Reunited account. Gibbons, sentenced last week to 15 days in jail in Sudan for insulting Islam by letting her students name a teddy bear Mohammad, arrived back in London on Dec. 4 after being pardoned and freed by Khartoum..

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LONDON | Tue Dec 4, 2007 2:15am EST

LONDON (Reuters) - A British teacher jailed in Sudan for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Mohammad arrived back in London on Tuesday after being pardoned and freed by Khartoum.

Gillian Gibbons, sentenced on Thursday to 15 days in jail for insulting Islam, arrived at London's Heathrow airport at around 0705 GMT (2:05 a.m. EDT) on a flight from Khartoum along with two prominent British Muslim legislators who had pleaded for her early release.

(Reporting by Kate Kelland; Editing by Michael Winfrey)
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