Sunday, April 15, 2007

Has Alan Johnston been killed?

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BBC: A Palestinian group calling itself the Al Tawhid Al Jihad brigade has issued a claim that it has killed BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.

The BBC says it is aware of the reports and is deeply concerned, but stresses there is no independent verification.

In a statement faxed to news agencies, the group contrasts the attention given to Alan Johnston's captivity with that given to Palestinians held in prison.

Mr Johnston was abducted as he returned home from his Gaza office on 12 March.

The BBC has issued a statement saying it is deeply concerned about what it is hearing.

"But we stress that at this stage," it says, "it is rumour with no independent verification".

NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Der BBC-Journalist Alan Johnston in Gaza angeblich getötet: Keine offizielle Bestätigung

Mark Alexander

4 comments:

John Sobieski said...

Don't worry, I am sure the BBC will find a way to blame on the evil infidels, especially the real evil American infidels.

Mark said...

John, I doubt that the Beeb could be that clever; though I do understand where you are coming from.

variablegears said...

John's quote of the week;
""keep the infidels ignorant and in the dark, like mushrooms growing in bullshit in a closet.""

British Bullshit Co-op.

Mark said...

How "refained"!