The father of the Syrian child, Fawaz Qetaifan: The kidnappers freed my son after receiving the ransom
The father of the Syrian child, Fawaz Qetaifan, announced that the kidnappers had taken his son to a pharmacy in the city of Nawa, after the ransom was paid to them, according to RT Arabia.
He added, in a statement to the local "Sham FM" radio, that they are on the way to receive Fawaz, stressing that he is in good health.
Sham FM reported that the people of Ibta' in Daraa gathered at the entrance to the town to receive the child Qetaifan after he was liberated and handed over by the Internal Security Forces.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior had announced earlier that the child had been liberated, noting that his health was good.
The ministry published a picture of the child after his release.
The case of the child sparked an interaction in Syria and abroad after a video published by the kidnappers, in which the child appeared being tortured, to pressure his family to pay the ransom.
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