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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6710863.stm
Video Released of BBC Reporter Kidnapped in Gaza
[BBC News] A video has appeared on the Internet showing the first pictures of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston since his abduction in Gaza on 12 March, posted by the Army of Islam. Johnston says he is in good health and calls for an end to Western sanctions that have been imposed on the Palestinian government. On the tape, the Army of Islam demands the release of Abu Qatada, a Palestinian-born Islamic cleric suspected of close links to al-Qaeda, who is currently held in the UK as a threat to national security.