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France 24: Mother begs for release of Ukrainian kidnapped in Syria

By France 24.
A Kurdish member of the Free Syrian Army at a check point north of Aleppo province, Syria, Dec 12 (pictured). The FSA is holding Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kotchneva and have threatened to execute her on Dec. 13. Kotchneva's mother has begged for her daughter's release.
Photo by Associated Press

AFP - The mother of a Ukrainian journalist kidnapped by rebels in Syria issued a plea Wednesday for her release, a day before the expiry of a ransom deadline that appeared to hold her life on the line.

Ankhar Kotchneva’s abductors, who claim to belong to the rebel Free
Syrian Army, have said they will execute the young woman on Thursday
unless they receive a ransom of $50 million (38 million euros),
according to local media.

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