Hamas Says Alan Johnston freed
Both the Associated Press and Reuters reported that kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston has been released after nearly four months in captivity in Gaza. The release was announced by the Islamic militant group's TV and confirmed in a text message from Hamas to The AP. Hamas said Johnston was in the custody of its military wing.
From Steve: As of 7 p.m. Eastern Time, there has been no sign of Alan, who was previously the BBC's Central Asia correspondent. But the indicators are positive that he is out.
Midnight update: Alan is out.
From Steve: As of 7 p.m. Eastern Time, there has been no sign of Alan, who was previously the BBC's Central Asia correspondent. But the indicators are positive that he is out.
Midnight update: Alan is out.
2 Comments:
This is really great news. It's a happy day here in the UK. Our thoughts though are with all the other still to be released hostages and their families, especially in Iraq where people live with the threat of kidnapping from day to day.
Absolutely. There are many, many more to work on.
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