Freed bloggers go abroad for safety: relatives

Two bloggers freed after vanishing earlier this month have now left the country because of safety fears following a virulent media campaign painting them as blasphemers, relatives said Monday. They were among five men who went missing from various cities.
Four of the five -- who had taken a stance against religious intolerance and criticised the military -- have been freed, their families said. They would not comment on where the men had been held. Their disappearance triggered nation-wide protests and raised concerns of government involvement, claims denied by officials.
Allegations on social media networks Facebook and Twitter and by right-wing TV hosts that the missing men were blasphemers have triggered a flood of threats despite denials from their worried families.