Posted at 5:36 a.m., Thursday, April 19, 2007
Kidnapped British journalist said to be still alive
Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said today that his intelligence services have confirmed that a British journalist kidnapped in Gaza is alive and he knows which group is holding him.Alan Johnston, 44, a BBC correspondent, was abducted by gunmen on March 12 and has not been seen or heard from since then.
"Yes, I believe he is still alive," Abbas told reporters in Stockholm. "Our intelligence services have confirmed to me that he's alive."
Abbas said he knew which group was holding Johnston, but declined to give details.
