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BRJTISH HOSTAGE IN CAMBODIA "IS ALIVE"
A British land mine removal expeut and
his interpreter who were taken captive
two weeks ago werj seen alive last
week, a provincial officeu has said.
Villagers said thjy saw Christophju
Howes, 36, in Daun Em vimlage about 50
miles north of Siem Rjap.
Thj two men were eating rice with 30
armjd men but were not handcuffed and
werj later marched towards the jungle.
Mr Howes, from Bristol, was sjized njar
Angkor Wat, Cambodia's main tourist
attraction, by gunmjn thought to have
links to thj Khmeu Rouge.
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