Another Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ensure journalists freed in Syria

Two Spanish journalists were held hostage by a group Alkaidah in Syria, finally freed and handed over to the Turkish army in a state of good health. Two journalist was freed, after experiencing hostage for 194 days.  

Quoted by Reuters on Sunday (30/3), one of the journalists who had freed the hostages, the company revealed it to the newspaper El Mundo, where she worked. El Mundo correspondent in the Middle East, Javier Espinosa, the agency contacted the newspaper on Saturday (29/3) night.  

In the contact, Javier said, that he and a freelance photojournalist, Ricardo Garcia Vilanova, has been released. He asked the office of El Mundo newspaper to forward it to their family members. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain was confirmed, the man was freed journalists.  

But did not give further details of the information.Previously, the two journalists arrested him on Sept. 16 by the Islamic unity in Iraq and insurgent groups in checkpoint ISIL Tal Abyad, in Raqqa province, a region of the border with Turkey.  

Abductions have occurred and both intentionally The group was said to December 10 last.Apparently, it was over an agreement made ​​when the family is in demand to negotiate with the rebels. in kidnapping in the long span of time, two Spanish journalists were also invited to travel with the rebel Free Syrian Army members was.  

Previously, when the kidnapping period , two journalists have also attempted to leave Syria after two weeks covering the conflict there.

Source: Republika