CNN is facing tough questions after airing a dramatic report from Syria that seems to have gone horribly wrong. What started as a touching story of a journalist freeing a prisoner has now taken a dark and surprising turn.
Last week, CNN aired a video of their reporter, Clarissa Ward, entering what they called a “secret prison” in Damascus. The report was part of their search for missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared during the Syrian conflict. In the footage, Ward walks through the dark facility with an armed escort, searching cell by cell. She eventually finds a locked door. Inside? A man huddled under a blanket.
The man, who introduced himself as Adel Ghurbal, thanked Ward for freeing him. He kissed her hand in gratitude and claimed he had been wrongly imprisoned by the Syrian government. According to him, he was a regular civilian arrested and interrogated over the contents of his phone. His emotional story of being jailed for three months struck a chord wi...
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