Members KLN Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/30/carroll/index.html WASHINGTON (CNN) -- American hostage Jill Carroll, the freelance journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad January 7, has been released, The Christian Science Monitor said Thursday. News of the release came a day after her sister Katie Carroll publicly pleaded for her captors to let her go. She expressed hope that those holding the 28-year-old "have come to know her; that they recognize what a wonderful person she is and realize they could show the world they are merciful to an innocent woman by returning her home to us." (Watch Carroll's sister plead for her freedom -- 1:48) Carroll's abductors, a group calling itself Brigades of Vengeance, had said they would kill her if the United States did not release all women it has detained in Iraq. The Boston, Massachusetts-based Christian Science Monitor had said it was doing everything it could to win Carroll's release. Among its efforts, the paper produced public service announcements for airing on Iraqi TV. The journalist's case moved Muslims and non-Muslims around the world to call for her freedom. The paper has received 2,300 letters and e-mails urging Carroll's release from places as far flung as Cambodia, Germany, Jordan, Switzerland and Sweden. One of the groups working on her behalf is Reporters Without Borders, a journalism watchdog group. On the third anniversary of the Iraq war this week, representatives from Reporters Without Borders and The Christian Science Monitor helped unveil large photos of Carroll and two kidnapped Iraqi journalists at Place de la Nation in Paris, France. Last month, Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr reportedly said he believed Carroll might still be alive and that Iraq's government had information about her location. (Full story) On February 9, she appeared in a video shown on Kuwait's Alrai Television, saying she was unhurt but urging the United States to meet her captors' demands quickly. On the day she was kidnapped, Carroll, who has been reporting from the Middle East for three years, was planning to meet with Iraqi politician Adnan al-Dulaimi for an interview in Baghdad, but he was not there, according to The Christian Science Monitor, which later interviewed her driver. As Carroll, her driver and an interpreter attempted to leave, their vehicle was stopped by the insurgents, the paper reported. (Full story) The driver escaped the abduction unharmed. The interpreter, Allan Enwiyah, 32, was found dead nearby, shot twice in the head, the newspaper said, citing law enforcement officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 Wow. Amazing news! I was wondering what was going on with this! Thanks, Kenny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ms. Walsh Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 I'm really happy to hear this. It's so nice to hear good news for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanTheMan Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 I'm glad she didn't become a casualty to AL Quaeda's demands. It seems like they've beheaded a ton of people and I'm glad she was able to escape with ther life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OneLife Fan Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 Good news!! Happy she is safe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Q Steph Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 Thank God. This is why I'm going to let my Journalism degree collect dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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