On June 1, 2007, a Gaza-based Palestinian armed group calling itself "Army of Islam" released a video showing BBC reporter Alan Johnston. He has been missing since his abduction in Gaza City on March 12, 2007. The video has increased fears for Johnston's safety.
At the end of the video, which is not dated, the captors demanded the release of Abu Qatada al-Falastini, a Jordinian Muslim preacher of Palestinian origin who is currently detained in the UK on terrorism charges, and other unnamed prisoners also held in the UK. This shows that Alan Johnston's fate might be relying on the release of these prisoners. The video can be seen on the BBC website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6711047.stm
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