Nicolas Henin tells reporters Mehdi Nemmouche beat him during captivity in Syria . The 29-year-old , from Roubaix in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France , recently spent a year in Syria and is a radicalized Islamist , The French journalist was kidnapped by Islamic State militants and held for two years before being released last year. Henin , a reporter for Le Point , alleges that Nemmouche used to beat and torture prisoners . Henin was freed in April after 10 months in captivity , part of which he spent with James Foley .
Nicolas Henin tells reporters Mehdi Nemmouche beat him during captivity in Syria . The French journalist was kidnapped by Islamic State militants and held for two years before being released last year. Henin , a reporter for Le Point , alleges that Nemmouche used to beat and torture prisoners . Henin was freed in April after 10 months in captivity , part of which he spent with James Foley .