Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Dozens Of Captived Journalists Released From Tripoli Hotel

Captive Journalists Walk Free From Tripoli Hotel -- CNN

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Dozens of foreign journalists trapped in one of Tripoli's most glittering hotels for five days walked free Wednesday, ending what some were beginning to fear was a hostage situation.

CNN Senior International Correspondent Matthew Chance called the experience a "nightmare" and "very frightening" after he got out.

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Update #1:
Libya Crisis: Inside the Rixos Hotel -- BBC
Update #2: Covering Libya's conflict by way of 'Planet Rixos' -- L.A. Times

My Comment: This could have turned out very bad. These journalists should consider themselves lucky.

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