Clarissa Ward
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It's one of many secret prisons across the city.
It's one of many secret prisons across the city.
It's one of many secret prisons across the city.
The guard makes us turn the camera off while he shoots the lock off the cell door. We go in to get a closer look. It's still not clear if there is something under the blanket. Oh, it moved. Is there someone there? I thought it was gonna move. Is someone there? Or is it just a blanket? I don't know, I don't know.
The guard makes us turn the camera off while he shoots the lock off the cell door. We go in to get a closer look. It's still not clear if there is something under the blanket. Oh, it moved. Is there someone there? I thought it was gonna move. Is someone there? Or is it just a blanket? I don't know, I don't know.
The guard makes us turn the camera off while he shoots the lock off the cell door. We go in to get a closer look. It's still not clear if there is something under the blanket. Oh, it moved. Is there someone there? I thought it was gonna move. Is someone there? Or is it just a blanket? I don't know, I don't know.
Does anyone have any water?
Does anyone have any water?
Does anyone have any water?
After three months in a windowless cell, he can finally see the sky. My God, the light, he says. Oh, God, there is light. The fighter hands him something to eat. He can barely lift it to his mouth. But his body can't handle it. Okay, you're okay. His captors fled during the fall of Damascus.
After three months in a windowless cell, he can finally see the sky. My God, the light, he says. Oh, God, there is light. The fighter hands him something to eat. He can barely lift it to his mouth. But his body can't handle it. Okay, you're okay. His captors fled during the fall of Damascus.
After three months in a windowless cell, he can finally see the sky. My God, the light, he says. Oh, God, there is light. The fighter hands him something to eat. He can barely lift it to his mouth. But his body can't handle it. Okay, you're okay. His captors fled during the fall of Damascus.
No food or water. That was at least four days ago. The rebel tells him there's no more army, no more prisons, no more checkpoints. Are you serious, he says? Syria is free, he tells him.
No food or water. That was at least four days ago. The rebel tells him there's no more army, no more prisons, no more checkpoints. Are you serious, he says? Syria is free, he tells him.
No food or water. That was at least four days ago. The rebel tells him there's no more army, no more prisons, no more checkpoints. Are you serious, he says? Syria is free, he tells him.
As a paramedic arrives, the shock sets in. Jake, I have to say, I have been doing this job for nearly 20 years now. And that really was one of the most extraordinary moments that I have ever witnessed.
As a paramedic arrives, the shock sets in. Jake, I have to say, I have been doing this job for nearly 20 years now. And that really was one of the most extraordinary moments that I have ever witnessed.
As a paramedic arrives, the shock sets in. Jake, I have to say, I have been doing this job for nearly 20 years now. And that really was one of the most extraordinary moments that I have ever witnessed.
We don't know where Abdul Khurban is now. He got into that ambulance. We offered to give him our phones to call his family. But as you can see in that moment, he was in a state of profound shock. He wasn't able to collect himself to the point where he was able to get in touch with his family.
We don't know where Abdul Khurban is now. He got into that ambulance. We offered to give him our phones to call his family. But as you can see in that moment, he was in a state of profound shock. He wasn't able to collect himself to the point where he was able to get in touch with his family.