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September 19, 2017

Salesian priest recounts harrowing tale of his capture, liberation

Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was released from captivity Sept. 12, greets journalists as he arrives for a news conference in Rome Sept. 16. Father Uzhunnalil was abducted during an attack on a charity care home in Yemen in March 2016 and imprisoned for 18 months.

ROME – Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil was sitting in a room in an unknown location -- one of several he had been relocated to during his 18-month imprisonment -- when he received some unexpected news.

Published in International