American detained after crossing from Syria into Turkey
The US State Department has confirmed that an American woman is being held in a Turkish prison and says consular officers are providing all possible assistance.
In response to questions at a briefing in Washington, State Department spokesman John Kirby said Lindsey Snell was detained Aug. 7. US officials understand she has been charged with violating a military zone.
Turkey's state-run news agency, Anadolu, reported last month that Snell was a journalist who was arrested while trying to cross the border from Syria illegally. Kirby said it wasn't clear why she was in Syria.
