Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot at and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the Times reported. Times writer Anthony loyd was shot twice in the leg while being held captive and photographer Jack Hill suffered a severe beating after trying to escape.
They were eventually freed under the orders of a local rebel commander, and managed to cross the border into Turkey on Wednesday after receiving treatment in a Syrian hospital, according to the newspaper. The duo had spent several days reporting from Aleppo and were returning to the Turkish border early on Wednesday when they were taken.
Blast in northern Syria kills 29: Activists
Beirut: An explosion near a border crossing between Syria and Turkey killed 29 people and wounded many others on Thursday, an activist group monitoring the civil war said.