A convoy thought to be carrying wounded French journalist Edith Bouvier arrives at a hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.<br/> <br />She and photographer William Daniels were evacuated from the besieged Syrian city of Homs and brought across the border by Syrian rebels.<br/> <br />Bouvier, seen here in video from a social media website which couldn't be independently verified, suffered a fractured hip during the Syrian government bombardment of Homs.<br/> <br />The news that the pair had escaped the city was confirmed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: French President Nicolas Sarkozy saying (French):<br/> <br />"Having talked with Edith Bouvier and knowing precisely where she is I can confirm that it is now official. She and he are safe."<br/> <br />The Red Cross says it has finally been given permission to enter the neighbourhood of Baba Amro where Bouvier was wounded and two other journalists killed during shelling.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: ICRC Spokesman Hicham Hassan saying (English):<br/> <br />"The security situation in Baba Amro remains very much unclear for both the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. What is, however, very sure is that the needs on a humanitarian level are extremely huge today."<br/> <br />Video from a social media website dates February 29th purports to show Syrian government shelling in Homs.<br/> <br />The footage could not be independently verified by Reuters.<br/> <br />Latest reports say the rebels are abandoning their shattered stronghold after a 26-day army assault.<br/> <br />Activists said Syrian troops had begun hunting down and killing rebels who had stayed to cover their comrades pulling out of the Baba Armo district.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters
