UK believes Islamic 明言する/公表する 人質 John Cantlie is alive

LONDON (AP) - The British 政府 believes photojournalist John Cantlie is alive more than six years after his 誘拐 in northwestern Syria, Britain's 安全 大臣 said Tuesday.

安全 大臣 Ben Wallace told 新聞記者/雑誌記者s that 公式の/役人s think Cantlie is 存在 held by Islamic 明言する/公表する operatives, but he did not 明らかにする/漏らす what 知能 (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) supported the 政府's belief the British photojournalist still is alive.

Cantlie was kidnapped by the Islamic 明言する/公表する group in November 2012 along with American 新聞記者/雑誌記者 James Foley, who was 結局 beheaded by the 極端論者s.

Cantlie, who is in his 40s, appeared in Islamic 明言する/公表する group 宣伝 ビデオs, likely under duress. The 極端論者s featured him as a 広報担当者 in ビデオs 地位,任命するd online by the group's 信奉者s and 選ぶd up by some TV 駅/配置するs and online 出口s.

Before he was taken 人質, Cantlie worked for several British 出版(物)s, 含むing The Sunday Times, The Sun and The Sunday Telegraph.

Wallace said the British 政府's 政策 is not to 支払う/賃金 身代金s for 人質s.

FILE - This file image taken from video released on Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 by the Islamic State's Amaq news agency, shows captive British photojournalist John Cantlie in what appeared to be central Mosul, Iraq. British Security Minister Ben Wallace told journalists on Tuesday Feb. 5, 2019, that the government believes British hostage John Cantlie is alive and believe he is being held by Islamic State operatives. (Islamic State's Amaq News Agency via AP, File)

FILE - This とじ込み/提出する image taken from ビデオ 解放(する)d on Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 by the Islamic 明言する/公表する's Amaq news 機関, shows 捕虜 British photojournalist John Cantlie in what appeared to be central Mosul, Iraq. British 安全 大臣 Ben Wallace told 新聞記者/雑誌記者s on Tuesday Feb. 5, 2019, that the 政府 believes British 人質 John Cantlie is alive and believe he is 存在 held by Islamic 明言する/公表する operatives. (Islamic 明言する/公表する's Amaq News 機関 経由で AP, とじ込み/提出する)

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