Johnston video posted on website

[Eugene]

Source: Press Association

Johnston video posted on website

Press Association
Friday June 1, 2007 8:08 AM

A video of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, kidnapped in Gaza City
on March 12, has been posted on the internet, news reports
have said.

The Army of Islam group posted the video, reports said.

Mr Johnston, 45, from Argyllshire, has been held captive longer
than any other journalist kidnapped in the Middle East.

A Palestinian news agency later said it had received a recording
of the kidnapped reporter.

The Foreign Office is looking into the reports of the web posting.


Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6675877,00.html

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Source: Reuters

BBC Gaza reporter says treated well by captors: Web

23 minutes ago

DUBAI (Reuters) - BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston said in an
Internet video issued by his captors on Friday that they had treated
him well.

"First of all, my captors have treated me very well," Johnston said
on the video issued by the Army of Islam which last claimed
responsibility for his kidnapping in March.

The group repeated its demand on the video posted on an Islamist
Web site for Britain to free Muslim prisoners, particularly the Islamist
cleric Abu Qatada.


Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070601/ts_nm/bbc_reporter_dc_1

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. BBC link, including the video

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6710863.stm

[Tom Joad]

2. Hope he is released very soon.

[LeftishBrit]

3. I hope he gets released soon!!!