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| Britain says hostage freed by Libyan militants |
| 2014-10-06 |
| A British man who had been held hostage by Death Eaters in Libya has been released, the British Foreign Office said on Sunday. David Bolam was freed days after the killing of a British hostage, aid worker Alan Henning, by ISIS Death Eaters fighting in Iraq and Syria - the latest in a series of such executions that have been filmed and posted online. The Foreign Office gave no further details of who had held Bolam or how he had been released. "We are glad that David Bolam is safe and well after his ordeal, and that he has been reunited with his family," a Foreign Office spokeswoman said. "We have been supporting his family since he was taken." The BBC reported that his release was secured through the payment of a ransom, facilitated by local political factions in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, where he worked as a teacher. It cited no sources and the Foreign Office, which does not support the payment of ransoms, declined to comment on the BBC report. Details of who had kidnapped the British man were not clear, and local Libyan officials did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment on the release. |
| Posted by:Steve White |