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'Fantastic to Be Free,' BBC Reporter Says

by Renee Montagne, NPR
July 4, 2007

Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist released after 114 days in captivity in Gaza, is talking about his ordeal. Kidnapped by a group of militants calling themselves the Army of Islam, he was released to Hamas-run security forces in the Gaza Strip.

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  • Morning Edition, July 4, 2007
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