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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Two Journalists Briefly Kidnapped in Gaza
2005-10-13
You know the drill.
Palestinian gunmen briefly kidnapped an American and a British journalist on Wednesday as the pair drove through the central Gaza town of Khan Younis.Dion Nissenbaum, an American reporter for the Knight Ridder newspaper chain, and British photographer Adam Pletts, who was working on contract for Knight Ridder, were freed Wednesday night after several hours in captivity, Nissenbaum said. "They have been released by their captors to the Palestinian Authority and are being transported back to Gaza City," Knight Ridder said in a statement. "They are safe and unharmed." The men were abducted by a renegade group of militants who had formerly belonged to the ruling Fatah group, said Palestinian police chief Brig. Gen. Ala Husni. The kidnappers demanded that they be given jobs as officers in the Palestinian security forces, Husni said. Palestinian officials refused to negotiate and the journalists were eventually freed after one of the kidnappers turned himself in for questioning, he said...
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#5  Who let these guys leave the hotel bar without my permission?
Posted by: Bill Keller   2005-10-13 15:14  

#4  LOL I am the worlds WORST speller! I can hear you all snicker over my use of the word 'here'. But lets try to keep what we here hear stays hear. ;-) Yes English is my native tongue. Comes from righting two much pseudo code.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-10-13 13:09  

#3  Bet on it, Sarge.
Posted by: gromgoru   2005-10-13 11:24  

#2  grom, now I know I will NEVER understand tha Arab mindset. But I can here the reporters: "I'm on your side!"
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-10-13 10:52  

#1  The kidnappers demanded that they be given jobs as officers in the Palestinian security forces

Words fail.
Posted by: gromgoru   2005-10-13 07:49  

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