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shawa
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 Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:54 pm Post subject: Two FOX NEWS journalists kidnapped in Gaza |
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From Drudge:
Two FOX NEWS journalists kidnapped in Gaza...
Reporter Steve Centanni abducted...
Sources say freelance cameraman Olaf Wiig also taken by armed gunman...
NETWORK SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMS KIDNAPPINGS... GIVES NO FURTHER DETAILS... DEVELOPING...
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Schadow
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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I heard this just once from a Fox announcer in the early afternoon and she did not give names. Fox has been totally silent on this since. I suppose it's a security thing.
I wish them well.
Schadow
EDIT: Added from CBS News:
| Quote: | (AP) Masked Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two of the journalists inside, according to witnesses and Fox.
"We can confirm that two of our people were taken against their will in Gaza," Fox News said in a statement.
A Fox employee in Gaza, who declined to give his name because he was not authorized to release information about the incident, said the two kidnapped people were reporter Steve Centanni, a U.S. citizen, and cameraman Olaf Wiig who was from New Zealand.
The men, along with a bodyguard, were parked near the headquarters of the Palestinian security services when two trucks filled with masked gunmen pulled up and boxed them in, according to the employee. The gunmen took the two reporters out of their sports utility vehicle, which was marked "TV," and drove away, he said.
Major militant groups in Gaza denied having any connection to the incident and there was no immediate word of any demands made.
However, Wiig's wife Anita McNaught said Fox representatives had told her negotiations for their release were already under way.
"There will be people working through the Palestinian Authority, through the authorities in Gaza ... but Fox News are vastly experienced on the ground there, so they have all the contacts they need," said McNaught, who is a BBC World television presenter.
McNaught, who is currently in Syria told New Zealand's National Radio she intends to come to the area soon to help secure the release of the two men.
Also, New Zealand was sending a team to the area, said Rosie Patterson, the head of consular services at New Zealand's Foreign Ministry.
New Zealand has no representation in the immediate area, and currently is working through British diplomats, she said.
Security officials put police across Gaza on alert and set up roadblocks to find the gunmen and free the reporters, said Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled Abu Hilal.
"This is not acceptable at all," he said.
The Committee to Protect Journalists called for the men to be freed.
"We are gravely concerned about our colleagues' safety and call for their immediate and unconditional release," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. "These are well established journalists who are not participants in the conflict. They should be treated accordingly and freed."
Several foreigners have been kidnapped in Gaza in recent months with their abductors demanding jobs from the Palestinian Authority or the release of people being held in Palestinian jails. All those kidnapped have been released within hours without harm. |
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I would guess that the ramsom money will be a tidy sum.
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shawa
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Monday, Aug 14
FNCers Kidnapped In Gaza: "Pray For Their Release. I Will Keep You Posted" --Moody
FNC senior VP John Moody's internal message to Fox News personnel about the kidnapping:
"The rumors are true: two of our employees have been abducted in Gaza. We will report this fact via our Israel correspondents. Do NOT do any other segments on it. Do not book guests on this topic. Do not comment officially and of course, not on the air, about it. DO pray for their release. I will keep you posted."
Media Bistro TV Newser
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dusty
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:40 am Post subject: |
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Got me wondering if the guys were snatched because they are Fox News guys or just because they are Americans.
Prayers are being said for them.
Dusty
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Deuce
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Unfortunately, this will clearly define Hamas, either terrorist or politician! Dunno if they need the money or not, probably moot.
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