The book The Meadow by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark offers a controversial alternate account:
It alleges that the hostages were eventually "sold" to a pro-government militia group and were killed in December 1995. al faran
: The hostages included Paul Wells and Keith Mangan (UK), Donald Hutchings and John Childs (USA), Dirk Hasert (Germany), and Hans Christian Ostrø (Norway). The Outcome : John Childs managed to escape just days after his capture. The book The Meadow by Adrian Levy and