`` He is especially attracted to your tradition of hospitality , '' the statement said . Marc and Austin : ` ` We urge you , whoever you are : Let Austin come home for Christmas '' Austin last contacted his family on Christmas while in U.S. . The State Department has said it believes he was detained by American officials . The Syrian government has said it does n't know where the journalist is .
Marc and Austin : `` We urge you , whoever you are : Let Austin come home for Christmas '' Austin last contacted his family on Christmas while in U.S. . The State Department has said it believes he was detained by American officials . The Syrian government has said it does n't know where the journalist is .