The Jordan Times: Difference between revisions

On 8 October 2008, the U.S. Embassy in [[Lebanon]] said that two American reporters who work for the Times, [[Holli Chmela]] and [[Taylor Luck]], had not been heard from since October 1. The pair had left Jordan to vacation in [[Lebanon]] on September 29 September. On October 1 October they told a friend they were leaving [[Beirut]] to travel to the northern town of [[Tripoli]] via [[Byblos]]. The embassy said they were planning to travel to [[Syria]], before returning home to Amman on October 4 October.<ref> [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_lebanon_missing_americans/ 2 American Journalist Missing in Lebanon]</ref>

On 9 October, the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Syria)|Syrian Foreign Ministry]] said it had arrested and was questioning the two Americans. The ministry statement said the two had entered the country illegally, with the help of smugglers, and that the two would soon be turned over to the US Embassy in [[Damascus]].<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/world/main4511457.shtml 2 Missing Americans Arrested in Syria]</ref> Later that day, the couple were released and were reported to be safe at the US Embassy in Damascus.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/world/main4511457.shtml Missing Americans Freed From Syrian Jail | AP via CBS News]</ref>