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Venezuela drops tourism advert with detained US reporter | |
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A US reporter detained while covering the 2013 elections in Venezuela has become the unlikely star of a Venezuelan tourism advert. | A US reporter detained while covering the 2013 elections in Venezuela has become the unlikely star of a Venezuelan tourism advert. |
The image on TeleSur's twitter feed showed a man being hugged with the line: "We love Venezuela for receiving foreigners like one of our own." | The image on TeleSur's twitter feed showed a man being hugged with the line: "We love Venezuela for receiving foreigners like one of our own." |
That man however was journalist Jim Wyss being welcomed home to the US shortly after his arrest. | That man however was journalist Jim Wyss being welcomed home to the US shortly after his arrest. |
TeleSur declined to comment. The advert has been withdrawn. | TeleSur declined to comment. The advert has been withdrawn. |
Mr Wyss was not aware his image had been used until a friend in Venezuela told him about it. | Mr Wyss was not aware his image had been used until a friend in Venezuela told him about it. |
"I don't know if it was an accident or if someone in Telesur has a very good sense of humour," he told the BBC. | "I don't know if it was an accident or if someone in Telesur has a very good sense of humour," he told the BBC. |
"They pulled it from Twitter and their website, so I guess it was an accident." | "They pulled it from Twitter and their website, so I guess it was an accident." |
He was detained for two days during the 2013 elections for not having a journalist's visa. | He was detained for two days during the 2013 elections for not having a journalist's visa. |
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