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| Men scale a monument to tear down a large poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the city of Daraa, Syria. (Credit: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) |
Americans held
March 27, 2011
By Richmond Times-Dispatch Staff
DAMASCUS, Syria –Syrian authorities have detained two Americans, relatives and state media said Saturday.
Syria’s state news agency Sana alleged that a man with dual U.S.-Egyptian citizenship had “confessed” to selling photos and videos of demonstrations to a Colombian woman. He was later identified by relatives as Mohammed Radwan, 32, of Austin, Texas.
Meanwhile, a Vermont man said his 21-year-old son Pathik “Tik” Root — who had been missing since March 18 — has been found to be safe in Syrian custody. Tom Root said his son, a Middlebury College student who had been studying Arabic in Damascus, was detained during a demonstration in the capital.
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