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Syria denies holding U.S. journalist missing for 10 years
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Syria on Wednesday denied U.S. claims that it has been holding U.S. freelance journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing for 10 years since entering Syria.
In a statement, the Syrian Foreign Ministry slammed last week's remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the abduction or detention of Tice or any other U.S. citizens in Syria.
"The government of the Syrian Arab Republic denies that it has kidnapped or hidden any American citizen who entered its territory, or resided in areas under the control of the Syrian government," the ministry said, noting that the Syrian government is committed to the principles of international law and the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
The statement charged that Tice and other Americans who entered Syria illegally had been in contact with "armed terrorist groups," some of which "are still operating in Syria under the support and protection of the U.S. forces."
The ministry's statement came at a time when the California-headquartered McClatchy newspapers, which Tice had been freelancing for, reportedly said this week that a multinational effort to free Tice was showing signs of revival and that there had been direct contacts between the U.S. and Syrian governments.
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