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Monday, May 28, 2007

Kidnapped BBC reporter 'to be released soon'

A journalist holds a sign calling for the release of Alan Johnston A journalist holds a sign calling for the release of Alan Johnston

A Palestinian official has given the BBC reassurance that a reporter snatched two months ago in Gaza is still alive.

And he says the BBC's 44-year-old correspondent Alan Johnston should be released soon.

Ghazi Hamad, who is a spokesman for the Palestinian cabinet, says Mr Johnston is alive, and the Palestinian government has been making great efforts to get him released.

A little-known Islamist group claimed responsibility for the abduction.

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