NEW : El Mundo editor says abductions are in ` ` flagrant violation of human rights '' NEW : Please , honor the revolution they protected , and set them free , '' Monica Prieto said during an emotional press conference in Beirut on Tuesday . Family of one captured journalist pleads for the release of the two abducted journalists . The two Spanish journalists were abducted in September , newspaper reported . Their families are believed to be linked to an al Qaeda - linked group .
NEW : El Mundo editor says abductions are in ` ` flagrant violation of human rights '' NEW : Family of one captured journalist pleads for the release of the two abducted journalists . The two Spanish journalists were abducted in September , newspaper reported . Their families are believed to be linked to an al Qaeda - linked group .