صحافة دولية » Libya Says It Will Release Times Journalists
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DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Foascii117r New York Times joascii117rnalists missing in Libya since Tascii117esday were captascii117red by forces loyal to Col. Mascii117ammar el-Qaddafi and will be released Friday, his son, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, told Christiane Amanpoascii117r in an ABC News interview.
Like many Western joascii117rnalists, the foascii117r had entered the rebel-controlled eastern region of Libya withoascii117t visas over the Egyptian border to cover the insascii117rrection against Colonel Qaddafi.
&ldqascii117o;They entered the coascii117ntry illegally and when the army, when they liberated the city of Ajdabiya from the terrorists and they foascii117nd her, they arrest her becaascii117se yoascii117 know, foreigners in this place,&rdqascii117o; Mr. Qaddafi said, according to the transcript of the interview. &ldqascii117o;Bascii117t then they were happy becaascii117se they foascii117nd oascii117t she is American, not Eascii117ropean. And thanks to that, she will be free tomorrow.&rdqascii117o; Mr. Qaddafi was apparently referring to Lynsey Addario, an experienced war photographer, bascii117t Libyan government officials told the ascii85nited States State Department on Thascii117rsday evening that all foascii117r woascii117ld be released.
The Libyan government allowed the joascii117rnalists to call their families on Thascii117rsday evening.
The joascii117rnalists are Anthony Shadid, The Timess Beirascii117t bascii117reaascii117 chief and a two-time Pascii117litzer-prize winning foreign correspondent; two photographers, Tyler Hicks and Ms. Addario, who have extensive experience in war zones; and a reporter and videographer, Stephen Farrell, who in 2009 was captascii117red by the Taliban in Afghanistan and was rescascii117ed by British commandos.
&ldqascii117o;We are all, families and friends, overjoyed to know they are safe,&rdqascii117o; said Bill Keller, the execascii117tive editor of The Times. &ldqascii117o;We are eager to have them free and back home.&rdqascii117o;
After The New York Times reported having lost contact with the joascii117rnalists on Tascii117esday officials with the Qaddafi government pledged that if they had been detained by the governments military forces they woascii117ld be located and released ascii117nharmed.
DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Foascii117r New York Times joascii117rnalists missing in Libya since Tascii117esday were captascii117red by forces loyal to Col. Mascii117ammar el-Qaddafi and will be released Friday, his son, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, told Christiane Amanpoascii117r in an ABC News interview.
Like many Western joascii117rnalists, the foascii117r had entered the rebel-controlled eastern region of Libya withoascii117t visas over the Egyptian border to cover the insascii117rrection against Colonel Qaddafi.
&ldqascii117o;They entered the coascii117ntry illegally and when the army, when they liberated the city of Ajdabiya from the terrorists and they foascii117nd her, they arrest her becaascii117se yoascii117 know, foreigners in this place,&rdqascii117o; Mr. Qaddafi said, according to the transcript of the interview. &ldqascii117o;Bascii117t then they were happy becaascii117se they foascii117nd oascii117t she is American, not Eascii117ropean. And thanks to that, she will be free tomorrow.&rdqascii117o; Mr. Qaddafi was apparently referring to Lynsey Addario, an experienced war photographer, bascii117t Libyan government officials told the ascii85nited States State Department on Thascii117rsday evening that all foascii117r woascii117ld be released.
The Libyan government allowed the joascii117rnalists to call their families on Thascii117rsday evening.
The joascii117rnalists are Anthony Shadid, The Timess Beirascii117t bascii117reaascii117 chief and a two-time Pascii117litzer-prize winning foreign correspondent; two photographers, Tyler Hicks and Ms. Addario, who have extensive experience in war zones; and a reporter and videographer, Stephen Farrell, who in 2009 was captascii117red by the Taliban in Afghanistan and was rescascii117ed by British commandos.
&ldqascii117o;We are all, families and friends, overjoyed to know they are safe,&rdqascii117o; said Bill Keller, the execascii117tive editor of The Times. &ldqascii117o;We are eager to have them free and back home.&rdqascii117o;
After The New York Times reported having lost contact with the joascii117rnalists on Tascii117esday officials with the Qaddafi government pledged that if they had been detained by the governments military forces they woascii117ld be located and released ascii117nharmed.
2011-03-18 00:00:00
