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Family appeals for release of reporter kidnapped in Syria

The family of an American reporter who contributed videos to Agence France-Presse (AFP) appealed for his release on Tuesday, the two-month anniversary of his kidnapping in Syria.

A picture taken on November 5, 2012 in Aleppo shows US freelance reporter James Foley. The family of the American reporter who contributed videos to Agence France-Presse (AFP) appealed for his release on Tuesday, the two-month anniversary of his kidnapping in Syria.

James Foley, 39, an experienced war reporter who also freelanced for US-based media outlets, was seized by armed men in the northern province of Idlib on November 22, according to witnesses.

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