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Prisoner exchange
Deal between opposing belligerents in a conflict / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A prisoner exchange or prisoner swap is a deal between opposing sides in a conflict to release prisoners: prisoners of war, spies, hostages, etc. Sometimes, dead bodies are involved in an exchange.[1]
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