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Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani waves after his release from captivity in Sulu island, southern Philippines on December 6, 2013. (EPA/BEN HAJAN)


Opinion: The return of Baker Atyani

Opinion: The return of Baker Atyani

“I went there as a journalist in search of the truth. Back then I couldn’t say I possessed that truth but I have now returned with it.” This was what Baker Atyani said after he returned from a journalism mission that almost cost him his life. The journey of Atyani,...
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File photo—In this photo taken on Monday June 11, 2012, veteran Middle Eastern TV reporter Baker Atyani poses by the sea wall in Jolo, the capital of the island province of Sulu in Southern Philippines. (AP Photo/Nickee Butlangan)


Philippine militants release Jordanian journalist

Philippine militants release Jordanian journalist

Manila, AP—Militants in the southern Philippines have released veteran Jordanian TV journalist Baker Atyani, who had been held captive for a year and a half, officials said Wednesday. Atyani and his two Filipino crewmen were kidnapped in June 2012 by Abu Sayyaf...