CNN’s Clarissa Ward Frees Syrian Prisoner Left to Die in Windowless Cell | Video

Story by Sharon Knolle

Image from The Wrap

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CNN's Clarissa Ward risks it all to rescue a forgotten prisoner left for dead in a brutal Syrian cell

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Ward and her team found the man after he had been abandoned in a windowless cell for 3 months, with just 4 days left to live
The harrowing footage shows the emotional moment the emaciated prisoner is freed, a powerful testament to Ward's courageous reporting from the war-torn region

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Clarissa Ward, CNN