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04/07/2007
BBC reporter Alan Johnson released
Kidnappers have released Alan Johnson, the BBC’s Gaza correspondent, more than a hundred days after his abduction.
Mr Johnson, 45, was abducted by armed men in Gaza City on March 12. The group who claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, the previously unknown Army of Islam who are understood to have been led by the Doghmush clan in Gaza, had released two videos of the reporter in captivity, one showing him wearing what appeared to be an explosives vest.
Speaking at a press conference after his release, Mr Johnson said that his ordeal had been like being "buried alive".
He said that he had fallen ill twice during his captivity, because of the food he was given, but said that he had not been physically harmed until the last half hour, when his captors hit him.
Mr Johnson's parents, Graham and Margaret, said that they were "absolutely overjoyed" that the "living nightmare" was over.
(KMcA)
Mr Johnson, 45, was abducted by armed men in Gaza City on March 12. The group who claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, the previously unknown Army of Islam who are understood to have been led by the Doghmush clan in Gaza, had released two videos of the reporter in captivity, one showing him wearing what appeared to be an explosives vest.
Speaking at a press conference after his release, Mr Johnson said that his ordeal had been like being "buried alive".
He said that he had fallen ill twice during his captivity, because of the food he was given, but said that he had not been physically harmed until the last half hour, when his captors hit him.
Mr Johnson's parents, Graham and Margaret, said that they were "absolutely overjoyed" that the "living nightmare" was over.
(KMcA)
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