Posted on 08/14/2006 10:27:48 AM PDT by slowhand520
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen kidnapped two foreign journalists working for the Fox News television channel in Gaza on Monday, a witness said.
The witness, a Palestinian who worked with the two journalists, said one of them, a producer, was an American, and the other, whose nationality he did not know, was a cameraman.
The Fox News bureau in Jerusalem said it was checking the report.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the abduction.
The witness said two vehicles blocked the journalist's transmission truck in the center of Gaza City and a masked man put a gun to the bodyguard's head, forcing him to the ground.
The kidnappers then sped away with the two journalists.
Similar incidents in the past in Gaza have ended with the release, usually within hours, of kidnapped foreign journalists or aid workers.
Many of the abductions were carried out by Palestinians pressing a grievance against the Palestinian government or its security forces
amen my FRiend.
Well, gel bras I think were briefly mentioned in the what you can't bring on an airplane segment, but they joked about gel bras before, during, and after. Just seemed a little bizarre given all the serious news going on now. I'm used to that from DaySide though.
Gel bra? did Juliet Huddy or Rebecca Gomez model one?
You're right. Geraldo and Shep are both Americans and whether or not we like their reporting style is irrelevant here.
We need to pray for them as well as their families and the negotiators.
For those replying with the stupid: "I hope it's this person or that person" comments, PLEASE STOP. You are really sounding like the dummies posting comments on the DU who are saying the same thing.
No matter who it is, we should be offering up prayers for their safe return.
DaySide can be informative and fun. They're usually pretty good about knowing when to be funny and when to be serious. They're good eggs :)
My first thought was Captain Mascara as well...
My first thought was "where is surferboy?"
mware, you are totally correct. No matter which American and Irishman were abducted, and no matter what the outcome; this thread will be around for a long time. For shame those wishing torture and death on fellow Americans and allies.
THANK YOU.
Enough already with the jokes..sheesh...
Can you tell us anything about this?
Gaza Terrorists Kidnap Fox News Reporter
21:05 Aug 14, '06 / 20 Av 5766
(IsraelNN.com) Arab terrorists in Gaza kidnapped two foreign journalists Monday night. One of the reporters works for the American Fox News network. Gunmen in two trucks staged themselves in front of and in back of the reporters' vehicle and abducted them near the Palestinian Authority (PA) security headquarters in Gaza City...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=110056
OK, who do we know was in Gaza instead of northern Israel?
Praying for their safe return
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