Posted on 08/14/2006 4:44:08 PM PDT by edpc
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen kidnapped two foreign journalists working for the Fox News Channel in Gaza on Monday, a witness and the U.S. television network said.
A Fox spokeswoman in New York named the two journalists as correspondent Steve Centanni, an American, and cameraman Olaf Wiig, from New Zealand.
A Fox news report said the network did not know who had seized them but that "negotiations were under way to secure their release".
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the abduction.
The witness said two vehicles blocked the journalists' transmission truck in the center of Gaza City and a masked man put a gun to a bodyguard's head, forcing him to the ground.
The kidnappers then sped away with the two journalists.
Palestinian police stopped and searched cars. A spokesman for Hamas, the Islamic militant group that leads the Palestinian government, condemned the kidnapping.
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.
at least 3 other threads up and running on this story already:)
;-)
Do I hear five?
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dont yall think its a cheap way for msnbc to get rid of competitors.
I appreciate this post. You don't have to scroll down to post #193 to read the actual story.
Appearantly this is what happens when you broadcast "fair and balanced" war activities about terror organizations.
Pray for a safe return.
Then let the writers write some truth about the 'real' Hamas.
Steve Centanni is a good, decent, fair man. I pray for his rapid release. GW Bush, time to flex the USA muscles, big time. Let's see what happens.
BTTT!
He said FOX was not mentioning the situation ON-AIR because...
"Things were still being worked out"
No other details...
I like that Centani guy.
Rupert Murdock, get him back .... by hook or crook.
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OK, is it just me.
Weren't there threads all over the place about Nick Berg, Jill Carroll, etc. etc.??????
Why only two threads about Steve Centanni?
Go figure????
He was rude. . .we complain that these people do not rise to the occasion for such; and when 'what's his name' at least attempted a call for thier safety; O'Reilly cuts him off.(I was thinking - Great. . .if these kidnappers even warmed a 'tad' from his message. . .)
As for O'Reilly's abruptness; no one was asking for an alalysis of the situation.
That said...the topic was 'Muslim anger' as per President Bush's reference and for which Muslim reps have kept his pants on fire since his words ignited Muslim attention.
And O'Reilly was trying to water the flames down. . .
. . .not the only typo. . .but perhaps the worst. . .corr: analysis. . .(it just looks so wierd).
bttt
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