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Kidnap girl interview to be aired Kidnapped girl 'dreamt of escape'
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The first television interview with Austrian teenager Natascha Kampusch, who was held captive for eight years, is due to be broadcast on TV. An Austrian teenager who was held captive in a basement for eight years after being kidnapped has described how she dreamt constantly of escape.
In one of her first newspaper interviews since her escape last month, Natascha Kampusch said she had felt like a battery hen in her small cell.
A magazine also carries an interview and the first recent photos of the young woman, now aged 18.
Her first TV interview is due to be broadcast in Austria in the evening.
State broadcaster ORF will show the interview at 2015 local time (1815 GMT).
Millions of Austrians are expected to watch the interview, which will also be aired on radio and the internet.
The 18-year-old fled her basement prison on 23 August. Her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil, committed suicide after her escape.The 18-year-old fled her basement prison on 23 August. Her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil, committed suicide after her escape.
She has been interviewed by state broadcaster ORF. It is not clear if her image will be shown. The Kronen-Zeitung evening newspaper and the magazine News hit the news-stands in the afternoon.
Millions of Austrians are expected to watch the interview.
It will also be aired on radio and the internet.
The Kronen-Zeitung evening newspaper and the magazine News will also carry interviews with Ms Kampusch on Wednesday.
'Please help me!''Please help me!'
The ORF interview revealing Ms Kampusch's ordeal will be shown at 2015 local time (1815 GMT). In the TV interview, the girl described how she tried to signal for help with her eyes during occasional outings with her abductor, the ORF said.
In the interview, the girl described how she tried to signal for help with her eyes during occasional outings with her abductor, the ORF said.
"She told me... she made eye contact with people time and again and wanted to signal them: 'Please help me.' And nobody reacted," said ORF's Christoph Feurstein, who interviewed Ms Kampusch."She told me... she made eye contact with people time and again and wanted to signal them: 'Please help me.' And nobody reacted," said ORF's Christoph Feurstein, who interviewed Ms Kampusch.
"There were moments in the interview that really gave me the creeps," Mr Feurstein said."There were moments in the interview that really gave me the creeps," Mr Feurstein said.
ORF spokesman Michael Krause said the interview with Ms Kampusch took place in "a secret location".ORF spokesman Michael Krause said the interview with Ms Kampusch took place in "a secret location".
"She was not disguised or hidden. You could see her normally," Mr Krause said."She was not disguised or hidden. You could see her normally," Mr Krause said.
"But it is still possible that Ms Kampusch might decide to be disguised electronically [during the broadcast]," he said."But it is still possible that Ms Kampusch might decide to be disguised electronically [during the broadcast]," he said.
PunishedPunished
The chief editor of ORF, Brigette Handlos, said Ms Kampusch was "very tough, very strong, very outspoken".The chief editor of ORF, Brigette Handlos, said Ms Kampusch was "very tough, very strong, very outspoken".
"There were no tears, there was no interruption. She went through this one-hour interview in a very straightforward way," she told the BBC."There were no tears, there was no interruption. She went through this one-hour interview in a very straightforward way," she told the BBC.
She said the kidnap victim had revealed details about the conditions imposed upon her.She said the kidnap victim had revealed details about the conditions imposed upon her.
"She was kept in this very small room and when she did not obey, he simply turned down the lights for two days, three days, whatever he felt like... She obviously realises this was totally wrong what he did.""She was kept in this very small room and when she did not obey, he simply turned down the lights for two days, three days, whatever he felt like... She obviously realises this was totally wrong what he did."
So far, Ms Kampusch's only public comments have come in a statement read by a psychiatrist last week, although the Austrian media also published what it said were the remarks the girl made to police after her escape. Until now, Ms Kampusch's only public comments have come in a statement read by a psychiatrist last week, although the Austrian media also published what it said were the remarks the girl made to police after her escape.
The only pictures available show Ms Kampusch as a 10-year-old girl before her abduction in 1998.
Other international channels will be able to show the interview at 2200 GMT.Other international channels will be able to show the interview at 2200 GMT.
Media speculationMedia speculation
Ms Kampusch had been held in the underground cell in a house near Vienna since the age of 10.Ms Kampusch had been held in the underground cell in a house near Vienna since the age of 10.
She managed to escape when Mr Priklopil was distracted from watching her vacuum his car.She managed to escape when Mr Priklopil was distracted from watching her vacuum his car.
The 44-year-old communications technician killed himself by jumping under a train a few hours after her escape.The 44-year-old communications technician killed himself by jumping under a train a few hours after her escape.
Since then, the Austrian media has been speculating on the relationship between the girl and her abductor.Since then, the Austrian media has been speculating on the relationship between the girl and her abductor.
Some psychologists have said she may have developed Stockholm syndrome - a condition in which kidnap victims begin to sympathise with their captors.Some psychologists have said she may have developed Stockholm syndrome - a condition in which kidnap victims begin to sympathise with their captors.