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30 foreign journalists hostage in Afghanistan: report
PTI ^
| 10/22/01
Posted on 10/22/2001 4:16:58 AM PDT by Ranger
Thirty foreign journalists from different countries, including India, who secretly entered Afghanistan to cover the ongoing military action by the US, have been captured by unidentified Afghan tribesmen north of Kabul.
The mediapersons who entered Afghanistan from the Uzbekistan border through areas controlled by the Northern Alliance were captured by the tribesmen at Ostana village, a report in Pakistani daily Pakistan Observer said.
It said the mediapersons included journalists from India, US, Britain, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria, France and the middle east.
The report could not be independently confirmed.
The journalists, who went there in helicopters, were captured as they landed ahead of the Taliban defence lines north of the capital Kabul, the daily said.
The tribesmen reportedly demanded one thousand dollars as ransom to release them.
A Bulgarian journalist who managed to contact his office said the conditions under which they were kept were "bad".
A large number of journalists covered the war from areas controlled by the Northern Alliance.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:16:58 AM PDT
by
Ranger
To: Ranger
And the problem is ..... ??
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:20:46 AM PDT
by
mgc1122
To: mgc1122
Oh no, the bad guys have captured some more bad guys. and the problem is? Oh yeah right the problem is they haven't captured the U.N.
To: Ranger
The tribesmen reportedly demanded one thousand dollars as ransom to release them. Outrageous! That's over $33 per journalist. But then again, the Afghans like to bargain. Wonder what they'll settle for.
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:27:16 AM PDT
by
atafak
To: atafak
Oh my god that is too dam funny. 1000 dollars? We should get them back tho these people are not the TV fluffs just regular feild reporters and deserved to be set free. If it was mike wallace then I could imagine letting them keep him for a while.
To: Ranger
Did we run out of bombs? Dang!
Maybe we're just waiting for the CNN reporter to show up.
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:31:55 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: atafak
Raise the stakes. I'd give them $10K/ea. to keep them...
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:32:16 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: Ranger
One thousand dollars to return the journalists. That's far too small an amount. I don't think we should accept these journalists back unless the Taliban first gives us a million dollars. Not a penny less!
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:34:34 AM PDT
by
samtheman
To: Ranger
The tribesmen reportedly demanded one thousand dollars as ransom to release them.
THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. We'll give you $2000 to keep them!
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:34:46 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Ranger
The tribesmen reportedly demanded one thousand dollars as ransom to release them. Did a bald spokesman announce that while petting a cat and holding a pinky finger up to his mouth?
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:35:05 AM PDT
by
Dan Day
To: Dan Day
RE #10: LOL!
To: Ranger
Whew! Now we're rid of 30 of those creeps. They were too stupid to come in out of the rain.
To: Ranger
To: samtheman
LOL!
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posted on
10/22/2001 5:03:14 AM PDT
by
xJones
To: TomGuy
I'll raise you $1000.
Comment #16 Removed by Moderator
To: WaterDragon
They were too stupid to come in out of the rain.As my mother would say, "If it was raining pea soup, they'd be standing outside with forks."
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