"When they find him in a Beirut apartment, Ward and CNN producer Sarah El Sirgany made the decision to knock on Al-Hassan's door in one of the most striking scenes from the report. As the pair knock the door, Ward introduces herself: Hi, how are you? My name is Clarissa Ward, I'm a journalist with CNN. Can I ask you a couple of questions? I'm looking for more information about my friend Austin Tice."
"I'm not going to tell you how we found out where you are. It's not important. We've been looking for you for a while, she tells him. She continues: We know that you've given multiple different stories. Can you just tell me because he was my friend: Is Austin Tice dead? Of course Austin is dead, the man replies in a low voice. Austin is dead."
Austin Tice disappeared while reporting on the Syrian civil war after being held in a Damascus military compound, briefly escaping, then being recaptured. His fate and location have remained unknown despite former President Joe Biden's vow to bring him home. Investigations included interviews with former Syrian intelligence officers who said they interrogated Tice during captivity. Journalists tracked and confronted Bassam Al-Hassan, a former Assad military general suspected of overseeing Tice's detention, in a Beirut apartment. Confronted at his door, Al-Hassan repeatedly asked how he was found and told the journalists in a low voice, 'Austin is dead.'
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