Captured CBS Photog Rescued
A CBS photographer who has been held hostage in Iraq for two months is now safe. Richard Butler was rescued by Iraqi forces during a military operation in Basra on Sunday. Butler, a British citizen, was found during a sweep of the Jibiliya neighborhood.
According to Iraqi military spokesperson Mohammed al-Askari:
“An army patrol conducting a search came under fire from the house where Butler was being held. One of the gunmen was wounded in an exchange of fire and another captured while two men managed to escape.”
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