In 1998, during the civil war in Algeria, Omar Bin Omran disappeared without a trace at the age of 17.
His family mourned his death for more than two decades, never imagining that Omar was alive, trapped in a straw-covered basement in the house of a neighbor they saw every day. The most disturbing part is not just the captivity, but Omar’s account.
He says he could see his family through the cracks, but he couldn’t scream or ask for help because he felt he was under a “spell” or a mental block imposed by his captor.
It was thanks to an inheritance dispute involving the kidnapper that the truth came to light. 26 years later, Omar walked under the sun again, but the time that was stolen from him will never return. 😱