US Confirms Detention of American Journalist in Turkey

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that an American freelance journalist was detained in Turkey nearly a month ago. State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Lindsey Snell is being held at a prison in Turkey's Hatay province, which is located across the border from the Syrian cities of Idlib and Aleppo. Kirby said Turkish authorities have told the U.S. that Snell crossed from Syria into Turkey and has been charged with "violating a military...

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