[prisoner6]

Just noriced GMA also said "rescued" instead of "freed."

Oops...sorry about that...they headlined with rescued, teased with freed and used freed in the story.

prisoner6

[Actually_in_Tokyo]

Sounds like US and British forces were holding the hostages from the way they express it:

(from CNN site)
U.S. and British forces have freed three Christian aid workers held hostage in Iraq, ending....