Friday 04 March 2005, 23:04 Makka Time, 20:04 GMT
According to Italy's president CArlo Azeglio Ciampi and the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian journalist kidnapped a month ago was accidentally wounded by US troops while leaving the country in a convoy.
The Italian secret agent who acted as a mediator was unfortunately killed in the accident, while Sgrena had a wounded shoulder.
The editor of the Manifesto (Sgrena's newspaper) Francesco Paterno said, "She was going in a car to the airport with three people from the Italian security forces. US forces opened fire on the car. She is fine but there are wounded."
Al-Jazeera was the first to announce Sgrena's liberation this morning.
Il Romanaccio at 9:32 PM