NBC's Richard Engel kidnapped in Syria, now free

Norrin Radd · Dec 17, 2012

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ADodgen said:

Appreciate the replies. I assumed the "Gawker sucks" part on my own
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Yes, that dastardly Gawker, loudly reporting this when no one else had it.

Tarheel316 · Dec 17, 2012

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Damn. I hope he comes out of this OK. Scary stuff.

Elliotte Friedman · Dec 17, 2012

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One of CBC's news reporters was kidnapped in Afghanistan three years ago. The various media agreed to embargo the story, because the Canadian government said knowledge of her status would make it more difficult to negotiate her release.

Hope Engel is ok.

waterytart · Dec 18, 2012

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deskslave said:

Indeed. Plays into the kidnappers' hands. If no one knows he's there, then they can negotiate behind the scenes. If everyone knows he's there, there starts to be pressure to get him freed, so the kidnappers can raise any ransom demand.

It's not at all uncommon in situations like this, even when the person isn't well-known.
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It could also increase the pressure from other parties in Syria for his execution.

Azrael · Dec 18, 2012

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Free.

www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/media/richard-engel-of-nbc-is-released-in-syria.html?smid=tw-nytimesglobal&seid=auto&_r=0

Norrin Radd · Dec 18, 2012

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I guess I won't have to post that rant about how terrible Gawker is.

Had it locked and loaded and everything!

Johnny Dangerously · Dec 18, 2012

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Azrael said:

Free.

www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/media/richard-engel-of-nbc-is-released-in-syria.html?smid=tw-nytimesglobal&seid=auto&_r=0
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Great news.

waterytart · Dec 18, 2012

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Wonderful.

Sxysprtswrtr · Dec 18, 2012

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Johnny Dangerously said:

Azrael said:

Free.

www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/media/richard-engel-of-nbc-is-released-in-syria.html?smid=tw-nytimesglobal&seid=auto&_r=0
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Great news.
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Crazy to me how .... relatively calm Richard Engel seems about his kidnapping. I would be a mess.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/18/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

JackS · Dec 21, 2012

It was great to see him in the office today. He's da man.

YankeeFan · Jan 16, 2013

I guess no employees of the AP, NBC News, or the New York Times are among those being held:

In what could be the first spillover from France’s intervention in Mali, Islamist militants attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria on Wednesday. Two foreigners were killed and dozens of others, including Americans, were taken hostage.

A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in revenge for Algeria’s support of France’s operation against al-Qaida-linked Malian rebels groups far to the southeast. It said it was holding 41 foreigners, including seven Americans.

Algerian forces have surrounded the complex and the state news agency reported a bit more than 20 people were being held, including Americans, Britons, Norwegians, French and Japanese, citing the local authorities.

“Algeria will not respond to terrorist demands and rejects all negotiations,” Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said on television. He denied that the militants were from Mali or Libya, possibly suggesting they were from Algeria itself.

In a statement, BP said the site was “attacked and occupied by a group of unidentified armed people,” and some of its personnel are believed to be “held by the occupiers.”

The number and identities of the hostages were still unclear, but Ireland announced that a 36-year-old married Irish man was among them, while Japan and Britain said their citizens were involved as well. A Norwegian woman said her husband called her saying he had been taken hostage.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that according to their information “U.S. citizens were among the hostages.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/algerian-security-official-says-islamists-kidnap-8-foreigners-from-bp-oil-installation/2013/01/16/0db1c254-5fd2-11e2-9dc9-bca76dd777b8_story.html
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Tarheel316 · Jan 16, 2013

YankeeFan said:

I guess no employees of the AP, NBC News, or the New York Times are among those being held:

In what could be the first spillover from France’s intervention in Mali, Islamist militants attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria on Wednesday. Two foreigners were killed and dozens of others, including Americans, were taken hostage.

A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in revenge for Algeria’s support of France’s operation against al-Qaida-linked Malian rebels groups far to the southeast. It said it was holding 41 foreigners, including seven Americans.

Algerian forces have surrounded the complex and the state news agency reported a bit more than 20 people were being held, including Americans, Britons, Norwegians, French and Japanese, citing the local authorities.

“Algeria will not respond to terrorist demands and rejects all negotiations,” Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said on television. He denied that the militants were from Mali or Libya, possibly suggesting they were from Algeria itself.

In a statement, BP said the site was “attacked and occupied by a group of unidentified armed people,” and some of its personnel are believed to be “held by the occupiers.”

The number and identities of the hostages were still unclear, but Ireland announced that a 36-year-old married Irish man was among them, while Japan and Britain said their citizens were involved as well. A Norwegian woman said her husband called her saying he had been taken hostage.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that according to their information “U.S. citizens were among the hostages.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/algerian-security-official-says-islamists-kidnap-8-foreigners-from-bp-oil-installation/2013/01/16/0db1c254-5fd2-11e2-9dc9-bca76dd777b8_story.html
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I wonder what kind of security they had. Not much, I guess.

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