Kidnapped Fox Journalists Freed
Good news from Gaza. The two Fox News journalists kidnapped two weeks ago have been freed.
American correspondent Steve Centanni and cameraman Olaf Wiig of New Zealand were dropped off at Gaza City's Beach Hotel...Their captors, a previously unknown group calling itself the Holy Jihad Brigades, had demanded the release of all Muslims imprisoned by the U.S. by midnight Saturday in exchange for freeing the journalists. It was not immediately clear whether the kidnappers received anything in return for freeing the journalists.
The kidnappers' group affiliation is still being debated. The group identified itself as the Holy Jihad Brigades, but:
It also remained unclear whether the kidnappers were local militants, either with ties to Hamas or the rival Fatah movement, or sneaked into Gaza from outside. However, some Palestinian security officials said Sunday there were growing suspicions that the kidnappers were locals.
[hat tip Patriot Daily.]
Update: Here is the journalists' conversion video. Here's a video of Steve Centanni's first statement on release.
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