U.S. hostage Peter Theo Curtis is freed after nearly two years in Syria
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Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman, denied that any ransom was paid on behalf of Curtis, either by the U.S. government or by a third party.
“The U.S. government does not make concessions to terrorists, which includes paying ransom. We did not do so in this case,” she said. “We also do not support any third party paying ransom, and did not do so in this case. We are unequivocal in our opposition to paying ransom to terrorists.”
Harf said Curtis’s release followed a “direct request from the Curtis family itself to the Qatari government for its assistance.” She declined to give further details.
complete article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-hostage-peter-theo-curtis-freed-in-syria/2014/08/24/aaa0d07d-37ac-407a-8753-23574383b4cf_story.html?hpid=z4
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