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Mosby

(17,643 posts)
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 12:55 PM Dec 12

Missing American Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot outside Damascus

Source: NPR

DAMASCUS, Syria — An American man who identified himself as Pete Travis Timmerman was found in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus by local residents on Thursday.

Timmerman was last seen in Budapest, Hungary, in early June. On Thursday, he told reporters in Damascus that he had been on a pilgrimage and was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon.

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In an interview with Arabic TV news channel Al-Arabiya, Timmerman said that he had been held in isolation in a prison cell and that he was released when opposition forces stormed Damascus and overthrew President Bashar al-Assad. He said he hadn't been beaten but could hear other people being tortured.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5226745/missing-american-travis-timmerman-found-wandering-barefoot-outside-damascus

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Missing American Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot outside Damascus (Original Post) Mosby Dec 12 OP
I am glad that this person was found LetMyPeopleVote Dec 12 #1
Ah, well, he was on a PILGRIMAGE. maxsolomon Dec 12 #2
I'm very glad he survived, but why do people take the risk of "wandering" into countries like Syria, Iran and North Martin68 Dec 12 #3
Ever seen the movie Milky Way? crud Dec 12 #4
I'm sorry. tonekat Dec 12 #5

maxsolomon

(35,359 posts)
2. Ah, well, he was on a PILGRIMAGE.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:30 PM
Dec 12

Last edited Thu Dec 12, 2024, 02:04 PM - Edit history (1)

I can't criticize him for being an idiot, then.

Martin68

(24,735 posts)
3. I'm very glad he survived, but why do people take the risk of "wandering" into countries like Syria, Iran and North
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:18 PM
Dec 12

Korea?

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