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American held by al Qaeda in Pakistan urges Obama for help
Source: Reuters
American held by al Qaeda in Pakistan urges Obama for help
ISLAMABAD Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:06am EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. development worker kidnapped in Pakistan by al Qaeda two years ago appealed to President Barack Obama to intervene and help negotiate his release, in a video released on Thursday.
In a 13-minute clip issued by al Qaeda's media wing and posted on several news websites, Warren Weinstein, 72, looked gaunt and tired.
"I am not in good health. I have a heart condition. I suffer from acute asthma... Needless to say I've been suffering deep anxiety every part of every day," he said.
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Weinstein was abducted in 2011 in the eastern city of Lahore where he worked for a U.S. consulting company.
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ISLAMABAD Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:06am EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. development worker kidnapped in Pakistan by al Qaeda two years ago appealed to President Barack Obama to intervene and help negotiate his release, in a video released on Thursday.
In a 13-minute clip issued by al Qaeda's media wing and posted on several news websites, Warren Weinstein, 72, looked gaunt and tired.
"I am not in good health. I have a heart condition. I suffer from acute asthma... Needless to say I've been suffering deep anxiety every part of every day," he said.
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Weinstein was abducted in 2011 in the eastern city of Lahore where he worked for a U.S. consulting company.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/26/us-pakistan-kidnap-weinstein-idUSBRE9BP07G20131226