Monday, August 06,
2012
"The television presenter, a well-known figure on state TV, has
been executed, and the Al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for the
killing," the Observatory's Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.
Al-Nusra, a little-known Islamist militant group, claimed the kidnapping and
execution of Saeed in a statement on Friday.
"The heroes of western Ghouta [in Damascus province] imprisoned the shabih
[pro-regime militia] presenter on July 19," said Al-Nusra.
"He was then killed after he had been interrogated."
Posted on a forum featuring the al-Qaeda flag, Al-Nusra's statement showed
a photograph of Saeed looking frightened, with his back against a
wall in an unknown location.
"May this be a lesson to all those who support the regime," it
said.
Contacted by AFP, state TV director Maan Saleh said: "We have no material
proof of this killing."
Last month, international media rights watchdog Reporters Without
Borders issued a statement on Saeed's kidnapping, and urged his captors to
release him.
Monday, August 06,
2012
KIDNAPPED SYRIAN TV HOST EXECUTED
"The television presenter, a well-known figure on state TV, has been executed, and the Al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for the killing," the Observatory's Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.
Al-Nusra, a little-known Islamist militant group, claimed the kidnapping and execution of Saeed in a statement on Friday.
"The heroes of western Ghouta [in Damascus province] imprisoned the shabih [pro-regime militia] presenter on July 19," said Al-Nusra. "He was then killed after he had been interrogated."
Posted on a forum featuring the al-Qaeda flag, Al-Nusra's statement showed a photograph of Saeed looking frightened, with his back against a wall in an unknown location.
"May this be a lesson to all those who support the regime," it said.
Contacted by AFP, state TV director Maan Saleh said: "We have no material proof of this killing."
Last month, international media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders issued a statement on Saeed's kidnapping, and urged his captors to release him.
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