In the Gaza Strip, four armed Palestinians kidnapped a German Red Cross official, a spokeswoman said. Nicolai Panke, the official who was abducted, is "safe and well" and Red Cross officials were in contact with the Palestinian Authority in an effort to arrange his release, said Alexandra Matijevic, the spokeswoman, according to AP. Panke was kidnapped around midday in front of the Red Cross office in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, she said. Panke "is responsible for our activities in those areas and was assisting people who had their houses demolished. He was kidnapped by four armed young men," Matijevic said. Palestinian security officials said the gunmen were former police officers who had been fired from their duties in the Palestinian security services.
Just picking up a few bucks to get by, grabbing an infidel for ransom... |