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Freed Reporter Held in Cave Underground

But Canadian journalist says Afghan captors did not harm her

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(Newser) – Canadian officials secured the release yesterday of a reporter who was kept in an underground cave in Afghanistan for a month, CNN reports. Melissa Fung said her abductors bound her hands and feet, but that she was never mistreated. Afghan authorities arrested three people in the case and are looking for three others. Fung’s employer, Canadian Broadcast Corp., asked colleagues not to report her kidnapping for her safety.

Melissa Fung said her kidnapper's friend called him 'Hezbollah,' which is the name of an Islamic group considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
Melissa Fung said her kidnapper's friend called him 'Hezbollah,' which is the name of an Islamic group considered a terrorist organization by the United States.   (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Canadian reporter Melissa Fung, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan, was set free after nearly a month in captivity.
Canadian reporter Melissa Fung, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan, was set free after nearly a month in captivity.   (AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ CBC)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that no ransom was paid to the kidnappers of freed journalist Melissa Fung.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that no ransom was paid to the kidnappers of freed journalist Melissa Fung.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Tom Hanson)
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