U.S. belief missing journalist is alive boosts parents’ hopes
By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press
Published: January 6, 2017, 10:53am
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American freelance journalist Austin Tice was taken hostage in Syria in 2012. Tice's parents were told in late 2016 by U.S. officials that they have high confidence their son is alive in Syria. (Family of Austin Tice via AP, File)
HOUSTON — The parents of an American journalist taken hostage in Syria in 2012 say their hope that their son will come home safely has never wavered.
That faith recently got a boost from U.S. officials, who told the family they have high confidence Austin Tice is alive.
“On a certain level, people expect the parents, the family to be optimistic and to feel good about a positive outcome,” Tice’s father, Marc Tice, told The Associated Press during an interview at his Houston home Thursday.
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