‘No ransom paid to free Rory Carroll’- Minister

21/10/2005 - 15:40:00
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, confirmed today that no ransom was paid to free the kidnapped Irish journalist, Rory Carroll, in Baghdad.

However, there has been no comment on whether Iraqi prisoners were freed in a swap deal.

The 33-year-old was held captive in an unlit basement room for more than 30 hours.