Phil Sands, 28, a freelance journalist, was held by gunmen who ambushed his car in Baghdad. He said the worst aspect of his ordeal was imagining the anguish of his family. But his parents were holidaying in Morocco and knew nothing of his sufferings until he called them after he was released during a chance raid by US forces on a farm outside Baghdad.Sands: "Mother, I've just been rescued by the Americans. Great chaps, really. Didn't lose my head or anything."
Mother: "That's nice dear. Father and I will speak with you later. Just now we're off to the market for some fresh figs."