Division on paying ransom leaves journalists at risk from terrorists

By Kim Sengupta
Updated August 22 2014 - 4:08pm, first published 3:32pm

Four months ago, four French journalists held by ISIL in Syria were freed after, it was claimed, Francois Hollande's government paid a hefty ransom.

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