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CNN Says Man Who Identified Himself As Syrian Prisoner Was In Fact An Intelligence Officer — Update


CNN said that it is investigating whether a man who said he was a Syrian prisoner in a report from chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward last week may have given a false identity. “Since this report was published, CNN has continued to look into the background of the prisoner featured in it,” said a statement […]

CNN said that it is investigating whether a man who said he was a Syrian prisoner in a report from chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward last week may have given a false identity. Last week, Ward and her team visited a prison building at the Syrian air force intelligence headquarters in Damascus. “This led to his detention in one of Damascus’s cells, as per neighborhood sources.” The site included photos from the CNN report and Salameh in military uniform.

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