Syrian regime planned American journalist's kidnapping for weeks

New reporting finds the abduction of journalist Austin Tice was planned by the Syrian government for weeks.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x3000+0+0/resize/3000x3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F76%2Fb083c2734a4e949de559e060fa05%2F391805bf-389d-436d-b4d0-c5a772fd1afe.jpg' alt='undefined'/><p>New reporting finds the abduction of journalist Austin Tice was planned by the Syrian government for weeks.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5974166' />