Biden voices hope for US journalist Austin Tice, missing in Syria since 2012

US president Joe Biden says ‘we think we can get him back’, as family of Washington Post contributor ask for his safe return

Joe Biden believes missing American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared 12 years ago near the Syrian capital, is alive, and said that Washington is committed to bringing him home after Bashar al-Assad’s ousting from power.

“We think we can get him back,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Sunday, while acknowledging that “we have no direct evidence” of his status.

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