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December 12, 2013

Spanish Journalists Kidnapped in Syria 
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The families of two Spanish journalists have come forward to reveal the
pair's kidnapping in Syria. Journalist Javier Espinosa and photographer
Ricardo Garcia-Vilanova were reportedly seized by al Qaeda-linked rebels
in September. Espinosa's wife, Monica Prieto, urged the kidnappers to
set them free.

Monica Prieto: "Well, I just wanted to transmit the idea that whole the
journalists covering Syria are risking their lives for the Syrian
revolution, for the Syrian people, for the Syrian freedom, democracy,
etc. So I think no Syrians, even in the Islamic state — they
should think carefully about what they are doing for the revolution, for
the Syrian country, for the Syrian freedom by kidnapping journalists."

The families say they have come forward because of an impasse in talks
with the pair's captors. The two were apparently trying to leave Syria
near the border with Turkey when they were seized.

 

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