The mother of Austin Tice said Friday that she was confident her son was alive based on information from a 'significant source.'
An American journalist who has been missing in Syria for over a decade is still alive, according to his family.The mother of Austin Tice said at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday that she was confident her son was alive based on information she said had come from a 'significant source.' She did not identify the source but said they had been vetted by the U.S. government and treated as credible.
We've seen it in China, seen in Venezuela, you see it in Gaza,' referring to places where hostages have been released in recent months, adding, 'We've yet to see it for us.'Speaking on the information suggesting his son is still alive, Marc Tice said, 'We are confident that this information is fresh. It indicated as late as earlier this year that Austin is alive and being cared for. And we do hope to make as much of this public as we can.
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