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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: May 1, 2007 |
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Palestinian security forces have announced that they know who is responsible for kidnapping British reporter Alan Johnston, but they will not use force to secure his release, a Palestinian security official said Tuesday, according to The Jerusalem Post.
On Monday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's deputy, Azzam al-Ahmed, said the kidnappers had called outlining their new demands in exchange for Johnston's release.
Rashid Abu Shbak, who oversees several Palestinian security forces in the West Bank and Gaza, said in an interview with Al Ayyam, "The security forces know the identity of the group that kidnapped Johnston," and then added that the British government had requested that the Palestinians not use force in releasing Johnston "so as not to endanger his life."
Johnston was kidnapped on March 12, making him the longest-held foreign journalist in Gaza. There has been little information regarding Johnston's well-being and location since the kidnapping.
Haniyeh said at a news conference Tuesday that his office was "working quietly but actively on the issue of kidnapped journalist Alan Johnston." |
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