BBC Journalist Describes His Kidnapping in Gaza

by NPR (reposted)

Fri, Dec 21, 2007 9:16AM

Friday, December 21, 2007 : BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston, who was abducted in the Gaza Strip earlier this year and held for nearly four months, writes a book about his ordeal. Kidnapped: And Other Dispatches describes his captivity and his treatment at the hands of his captors.

He says a radio brought by guards offered a lifeline and psychological boost.

Johnston speaks with Renee Montagne.

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