Friday, May 20, 2011

The Journalist Talk About Arrest

The two American Journalist that were released this week made it to Tunisian board Thursday.
The felt grateful to be out of Libya and able to talk about what really happened to them. Clara Morgana Gills said this about being out of the country.
"I feel fine, and I am happy to be on the  other side, where I can talk freely."
They had been going to the front line in Berga to write about the fighting. When 5 of them got out of a taxi. Once they got out of the taxi Gadhafi's forces started firing on them.
They went for cover. Anton Hammerl from South Africa was shot in the abdomen.
They ran to the bushes for cover and yelled that they were journalist. The forces stopped firing for a while.
The 4 were taken prisoner. Hammerl died and they left his body on the ground.
While being held captive they were treated well and had plenty of food. At one point they were in a villa of one of the Generals of the army.
At one point they were held in a detention center in Tripoli. There they were interrogated about what they were doing.
At one point a news station said that Gills was an American CIA agent trying to help the rebel forces. They took her Pass Port and showed it on TV. It was later given back to her.
While in the detention center Gills said that they could feel the NATO air strikes. 
They also said that they made frequent visits to a court house where they were told that their case was under review and would be released soon. This left them even more confused.
They were later fined $150 and cannot enter in the country for 1 year for entering the country illegaly. 
After they were released they were able to talk to Hammerl's family and tell them the news.
They have plans to be home later this week.

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