Two American Journalists Missing in Lebanon

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Source: An Nahar

Two American journalists have reportedly gone missing in Lebanon, the daily Al Akhbar reported Wednesday.
Citing a security source, Al Akhbar, which is close to Hizbullah, said the two journalists work for the Jordan Times.

It said the journalists, identified as Taylor Luke, 23, and Hollie Camella, 27, arrived in Beirut Sept. 29.

They have not been heard from since they left their hotel in Hamra Sept. 30.

Al Akhbar quoted the security source as saying that "friends" of the missing journalists have launched a search for their loved ones, but have failed to find them.

Read more: http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&85966D9C489EC2BDC22574DC00333BA1

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Additional news: The last contact with their families was 1 October, the last use of Taylor Luck's credit card was 1 October, and they were supposed to be back in Jordan on the 4th.

There has been a lot of conflict in Tripoli, so a lot of journalists have been trekking up there to do stories. Also there has a been a mobilization of the Syrian Army on the border which journalists have been investigating. I myself went up to neighborhoods of Tripoli experiencing violence and the Syrian-Lebanese border to check out the mobilization a few times the last 3 weeks; and overall it was very safe. I fear that some naive American kids without much Arabic knowledge could have gotten themselves in trouble though.