Militants sent e-mails to James Foley’s family, GlobalPost CEO says

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Balboni said the tenor of the message, which was received after the United States had begun bombing Islamic State targets in Northern Iraq, was drastically more “vitriolic” than previous messages.

Two days after Foley went missing on Thanksgiving Day 2012, GlobalPost hired an international firm to investigate his disappearance. Balboni said that in September 2013 the firm was able to locate Foley and had been able to follow him ever since, though he was moved many times during his captivity.

The company spent “millions” trying to get Foley back, Balboni said in a news conference today in Boston.

Balboni said he was fairly sure that the federal government also knew where Foley was and had likely undertaken efforts to save him that were classified and not shared with GlobalPost.

Foley, Balboni said, was always kept in Syria.

Balboni also said GlobalPost, which Foley had worked for, among other news outlets, and the Foley family had been in touch with the federal government throughout the ordeal. Secretary of State John Kerry has been personally involved, Balboni said, but he declined to offer details.

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