Roy Howes leaves the Foreign Office in London this evening (Thur) after hearing of News,of his son, Christopher, who has been held hostage in Cambodia for eight months. Military sources in the south-east Asian country said tonight that mine clearance expert Howes, 36, from Bristol, is "weak and very thin, but safe". Mr Howes and his interpreter Houn Hourth - who is also said to have been freed - were among a group of mine clearers from the British-based Mines Advisory Group who were abducted close to the Angkor temples tourist attraction in March. Photo by Tony Harris/PA.

Roy Howes leaves the Foreign Office in London this evening (Thur) after hearing of News,of his son, Christopher, who has been held hostage in Cambodia for eight months. Military sources in the south-east Asian country said tonight that mine clearance expert Howes, 36, from Bristol, is "weak and very thin, but safe". Mr Howes and his interpreter Houn Hourth - who is also said to have been freed - were among a group of mine clearers from the British-based Mines Advisory Group who were abducted close to the Angkor temples tourist attraction in March. Photo by Tony Harris/PA. Stock Photo
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1530 x 1215 px | 25.9 x 20.6 cm | 10.2 x 8.1 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

21 November 1996

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LONDON UK

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by Tony Harris

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Roy Howes leaves the Foreign Office in London this evening (Thur) after hearing of News, of his son, Christopher, who has been held hostage in Cambodia for eight months. Military sources in the south-east Asian country said tonight that mine clearance expe

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