Semporna kidnap: Kidnapped victim flies home to Taiwan

Taiwanese woman Chang An-wei (R), 58, is escorted by a policewoman upon arriving at the Taoyuan International airport on December 21, 2013. Chang, 58, also known as Evelyn Chang, was kidnapped while holidaying with her husband in Malaysia last month, returned to Taiwan after she was rescued by Philippine marines in the southern Philippines. Her husband was reported killed by gunmen during the kidnapping. AFP PHOTO TAIWAN OUT

TAIPEI: Taiwanese tourist Chang An Wei, who was released by her abductors in Southern Philippines on Friday, stepped out of a China Airlines flight at the Taoyuan international airport at about 1.35pm.

Her sister and her mother were there to receive her. Dressed in a loose T-shirt and wearing sunglasses, she appeared to be in a jovial mood and waved at members of the media.