U.S. military helped free American citizen held captive in west Africa, sources believe to be 83-year-old nun
FEATUREDWIB CULTURE September 2, 2022 Staff Writer 0
The U.S. military said Thursday that it helped free an American citizen from terrorist kidnappers this week in west Africa, the strongest evidence yet that American armed forces aided the release of an 83-year-old Roman Catholic nun who was abducted there five months ago.
An Africa Command spokesperson did not identify the hostage but said its personnel “facilitated” the release on Monday, the same day that Sister Suellen Tennyson, a Kenner native, was freed.
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“On the afternoon of August 29, U.S. Africa Command personnel facilitated the safe turnover of an American citizen who had been held hostage by terrorists in a remote area of West Africa,” the spokesperson said in a written statement. ” U.S. Africa Command would like to thank all of our African and international partners who provided excellent cooperation over the months leading up to this recovery, in particular, the government of Niger, who were critical to this effort.”
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