Iraq
Two CBS journalists abducted in BasraPosted Apr 2 2008
Two CBS journalists were abducted in the southern city of Basra Feb. 10. CBS News did not release the identities of the journalists out of concern for their safety, according to a public statement.
Iraqi police sources say the journalist and his interpreter were taken by gunpoint from the Qasr al-Sultan hotel, The New York Times reports.
Negotiators reached a deal with the kidnappers to release the captives Feb. 13, according to Reuters. The interpreter was released. The British journalist is still being held by unknown kidnappers. According to Shi'ite militia officials, the journalist is in good health and will be freed as soon as a time and place is decided.
Three journalists have been abducted in Basra since 2004, according to CPJ.