{"id":340104,"date":"2011-03-26T03:49:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T03:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/26\/parents-student-from-vermont-missing-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2011-03-26T03:49:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T03:49:13","slug":"parents-student-from-vermont-missing-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/26\/parents-student-from-vermont-missing-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents: Student from Vermont missing in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"67.41135734072\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link -->       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"46.583926754832\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<div readability=\"9\"><!--===========CAPTION==========--><\/p>\n<p>Tik Root has been missing March 18. He was last seen in Damascus, Syria, during a demonstration.<\/p>\n<p><!--===========\/CAPTION=========--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>Tik Root, 21, was last seen on March 18<\/li>\n<li>His parents believe he was watching a demonstration in Damascus<\/li>\n<li>Syrians say they hope to resolve the case &#8220;as soon as possible&#8221;<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Tik Root&#8217;s parents talk more about their son in a blog post for CNN&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/inthearena.blogs.cnn.com\/2011\/03\/25\/parents-of-missing-american-student-in-syria-have-not-heard-from-him-since-march-16\/\">&#8220;In the Arena.&#8221;<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>(CNN)<\/b> &#8212; The U.S. embassy in Syria is seeking information on the whereabouts of an American college student whose parents believe was detained by authorities there during a demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>Tik Root, 21, of Ripton, Vermont, disappeared March 18 in Damascus, his father, Tom, told CNN&#8217;s &#8220;In the Arena&#8221; Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Middlebury College student is studying this spring in an Arabic program through Damascus University.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Root said his son likely watched a protest, but would not have participated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We suspect he was picked up on the periphery,&#8221; the elder Root told CNN&#8217;s Eliot Spitzer, adding he has received no word on the location or condition of Tik.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian Embassy in Washington said in a statement Friday that it &#8220;was recently made aware of Mr. Pathik Root&#8217;s situation and has been following it very closely ever since. We have been in touch with Mr. Root&#8217;s parents, his state Senator, and the U.S. embassy in Syria. This is an unfortunate incident that we hope will be resolved as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. State Department official said, &#8220;we have been in contact with Syrian authorities several times regarding reports that a U.S. citizen has been detained. The Syrian authorities have not confirmed that a U.S. citizen is being held at this time. The U.S. Embassy in Damascus continues to seek information regarding the case with Syrian authorities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tik is an extraordinary athlete and student, his father said. 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