Hamas to work to free BBC journalist Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Intensive negotiations are underway toward freeing British Broadcasting Corp. journalist Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped three months ago in Gaza, a senior Hamas official said Tuesday.
Ahmed Youssef, an aide to deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, said the talks are with the Doghmush family, a violent clan with its own militia, and he hoped "in the next 24 hours, either this man will be released or something will be done to solve this problem." He did not elaborate. Full Article : chron.com
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