Spanish reporters held by Al-Qaeda cell say they were 'treated well' and 'watched football'
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 @ 12:32 PM
THE three reporters kidnapped in Syria who were released this weekend after 10 months say they were 'treated well', although they have lost a lot of weight – one of them over two stone.
Intelligence services have now confirmed photographer José Manuel López and journalists Antonio Pampliega and Ángel Sastre, all freelance and working as part of a team, were being held by the Al-Nusra Front – part of Al-Qaeda – but that the CNI knew exactly where they were at all times.
They were all extremely grateful to acting government vice-president Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, direct leader of the National Intelligence Centre (CNI), who coordinated their release and negotiated with the terrorists.
King Felipe VI telephoned them all as soon as they were back at the military air base in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) after being flown to Spain via Turkey, to find out how they were.
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