Tag: John Cantile

  • Suspect Arrested in Kidnapping of Photographer

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    Suspect Arrested in Kidnapping of Photographer | PDNPulse British authorities have charged a 26-year old man with illegally detaining UK photographer John Cantlie and Dutch journalist Jeroen Oerlemans in Syria last July, according to a BBC report. Shajul Islam, a British citizen who allegedly has ties to Syrian via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/10/suspect-arrested-in-kidnapping-of-photographer.html British authorities have charged…

  • Two Journalists Freed by Islamic Fighters in Syria After Weeklong Ordeal

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    Link: Two Journalists Freed by Islamic Fighters in Syria After Weeklong Ordeal – NYTimes.com Dutch freelance photographer Jeroen Oerlemans, contacted by telephone in Turkey, described a harrowing ordeal during which he and his captured colleague, British photographer John Cantile, were held at a camp in Syria by a group of several dozen foreign jihadis, who…