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Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds

World | 2026-09-17 at 05:00 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.
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