BBC Hostage Alan Johnson Released After 114 Days
BBC correspondent Alan Johnston with former prime minister of the Palestinian government Ismail Haniyeh (C) and other Hamas leaders at Haniyeh's office after Johnston was released by Hamas fighters. in Gaza city in Gaza Strip July 4, 2007. British journalist Johnston, 45, who was snatched at gunpoint on March 12 in the Gaza Strip, was freed very early this morning. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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