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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Japanese journalist freed from Syria after 3 years confirms he is well
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Japanese freelance journalist who was kidnapped three years ago in Syria says he is well and safe in Turkey.
Jumpei Yasuda speaks in brief videotaped comments in English carried online by Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
He says he is safe in Turkey, after being held for 40 months.
Yasuda has been at an immigration center in southern Turkey near the border with Syria since he was freed yesterday.
He was kidnapped in 2015 by al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria.
— AP
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