August 13, 2007
An answered prayer (via Fox):
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — Two South Korean women hostages kidnapped by Taliban militants in mid-July were handed over to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, the first significant breakthrough in a hostage drama now more than three weeks old.The two women, who broke into tears after seeing the Red Cross officials, got out of a dark gray Toyota Corolla driven by an Afghan elder and into one of two waiting Red Cross SUVs. The women did not say anything to reporters who had been alerted to the handoff location by a Taliban spokesman.
The women, who the Taliban have said are ill, were among 23 South Koreans kidnapped by Taliban militants on July 19.
The release is the first breakthrough in the hostage drama, which took a downturn in late July when two male captives were executed by gunfire.
Let's continue to pray for the safety of the remaining hostages, that they will receive freedom, and that their captors will receive the same mercy and compassion given to Bae Hyung-kyu and Shim Sung-min.
UPDATE: via MSNBC:
The South Korean Foreign Ministry identified the freed hostages as Kim Kyung-ja and Kim Ji-na. Previous media reports said they were 37 and 32 years old, respectively.
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