British Journalist Arrested by Hamas in Gaza

(Times-UK/Ha'aretz) Sheera Frenkel - British journalist Paul Martin was arrested by Hamas security forces in Gaza on Sunday on suspicion of endangering the security of the state. Hamas police spokesman Ehab Ghussein said they had obtained "confessions that the British journalist violated Palestinian law and the security of the state." Martin had several weeks ago interviewed a Palestinian militant for a foreign television station. Hamas charged that during the interview the militant had revealed secrets harmful to "Palestinian security."


2010-02-15 08:23:18

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