Journalists endured death threats before escape

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Two journalists held over seven months by the Taliban in Pakistan endured death threats before they escaped by tricking guards and dropping down a 20-foot wall with a rope, according to one of the former captives.

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Ludin was held captive along with David Rohde, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the Times, and their driver, Asadullah Mangal.

Ludin said the past two to three months seemed so "hopeless" that he considered committing suicide with a knife.

Ludin said the driver appeared to be overwhelmed by fear of their captors and had not participated in the planning or the escape.



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[lindisfarne]

1. Gee I hadn't thought there would have been death threats.(I know it's the AP title -which is banal)n