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State Department official: Journalists taken to U.S. Embassy in Syria Syrian statement says journalists arrested after entering country with smuggler The two Americans had not been heard from since last week Syrian foreign ministry summons U.S. diplomat (CNN) -- Syria has released into U.S. custody two American journalists who Syrian officials said had illegally entered the country, a senior State Department official said Thursday. Holli Chmela, 27, and a fellow American journalist left Beirut, Lebanon, on October 1. Holli Chmela, 27, and Taylor Luck, 23, were released to the U.S. Embassy, according to the official and the editor of the journalists' newspaper, the Jordan Times in Amman, Jordan. The editor, Sameer Barhoum, said both journalists told him they were in good health and would return to Amman on Thursday night.... [read full story]
