Australian journalist Peter Greste took to Twitter to express his sheer joy after being released from an Egyptian prison where he was held for over 400 days. The 49-year-old Al Jazeera and ex-BBC journalist shared a photo of himself on a beach in Cyprus at about 9:30pm Australian time on Tuesday, with his arms thrown in the air and the caption: 'Free in Cyprus! Feels sweet. Peter back online for first time in 400+ days. Special thanks to Mike 4 [sic] nursing twitter'. It was followed by a Tweet that confirmed Greste was on his way home: 'Brother Mike and I due to head home to Australia shortly. Can't wait for the family reunion.'
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Peter Greste was released from a Cairo prison and deported on Sunday
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On Tuesday the journalist issued his first tweets in over 400 days
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They showed him standing on a beach in Cyprus and revealed he was due to head home to Australia shortly
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He said he was looking forward to being reunited with his family
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However Greste continues to advocate for the release of his two colleagues who remain imprisoned in Egypt
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The three men spent 400 days in prison for allegedly aiding the black-listed Muslim Brotherhood
Just prior to his first tweet in more than a year, a message on his account read: 'This is Mike who has been running @placeholder's twitter account since his arrest.