NBC foreign correspondent RICHARD ENGEL freed after firefight in war-torn Syria. SEE VIDEO
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NBC foreign correspondent RICHARD ENGEL freed after firefight in war-torn Syria.
Engel and three of his colleagues were released from captivity in Syria on Monday, five days after being taken hostage, NBC announced Tuesday morning after The ENQUIRER had other news orgs demanded a public inquiry into the missing TV journo.
In a short statement, NBC said that Engel, 39, who went missing along with his crew last Thursday, was "freed from captors in Syria after a firefight at a checkpoint on Monday, five days after they were taken prisoner.