Austin Tice: Family of journalist kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago say he's still alive, citing ‘vetted' source
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The family of Austin Tice, a former Marine turned journalist who was kidnapped by jihadist militants in 2012 while reporting in Syria, say he is still alive, citing a “significant source."
The Texas native was covering events in Syria for McClatchy, The Washington Post and other news organizations report, when he disappeared just days after turning 31. He was abducted while reporting in Damascus on the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. There has been no claim of responsibility for his abduction. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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"We have from a significant source that has been vetted all over our government: Austin Tice is alive," his mother Debra Tice told journalists at the National Press Club on Friday, before going to the White House for a meeting with other relatives.
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