N'DJAMENA, July 25 (Reuters) - Rebels in northern Chad have freed U.S. missionary Steven Godbold after holding him hostage for more than nine months, a U.S. evangelical organisation said on Friday.

Godbold, who was captured by rebels in October while helping a local oganisation transport equipment to drill water wells, was freed late on Thursday, The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM), based in Wheaton, Illinois, said in a statement. (Writing by Alistair Thomson)

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