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Theo Padnos - American Journalist Held Captive in Syria, 2012-2014

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Zeinab Badawi speaks to American journalist Theo Padnos. From October 2012 to August 2014, he was held hostage in Syria by the Nusra Front, which is allied to Al-Qaeda. But he says the most bitter moment of his captivity was realising that it was he himself who was mostly responsible for his ordeal. Show less

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Presenter:
Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest:
Theo Padnos

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