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| Pro-Hamas Italian Kidnapped By Salafists In Gaza |
| 2011-04-14 |
| A radical Islamic group in the Gaza Strip has kidnapped an Italian activist. Italian consular officials in the Palestinian territory say Vittorio Arrigoni was taken on Thursday morning. In a video posted on YouTube, Mr Arrigoni appears blindfolded with what looks like thick black tape. He seems to have been beaten. Mr Arrigoni is the first foreigner kidnapped in Gaza since BBC journalist Alan Johnston was snatched in 2007. The BBC's Gaza correspondent Jon Donnison says the group that is thought to have taken Mr Arrigoni is part of a movement sometimes called Salafism. Salafists have often been in conflict with Hamas, the Islamist movement that governs Gaza, and they consider Hamas too moderate. In the video, the kidnappers demand that Hamas release a number of Salafist prisoners. Mr Arrigoni is a pro-Palestinian activist who has been in Gaza for several years campaigning against Israel's ongoing blockade of the territory. Hamas has been credited with eliminating the threat of kidnapping in Gaza up to now. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 heh - AP follows Fred's snark. Apparently, Hamas, the "voice of sweet reason", raided an apartment of "extremists". No doubt they were Hamas ops/affiliates off the clock. I hope he suffered all the pain of Israeli civilians killed by his cause. Useful Idiots |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-04-14 22:02 |
| #7 "Can't wait for the Pali spin..." I predict it will be their usual, tu - "The Juices did it." |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-14 21:47 |
| #6 Can't wait for the Pali spin... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The body of an Italian pro-Palestinian activist abducted a few hours earlier has been found in a Gaza City house after a clash between Hamas police and the abductors, Hamas officials said early Friday. The officials said Hamas police stormed an apartment in Gaza City belonging to a member of the extremist group that released a video of the activist. Hamas police found the body inside, they said. It was not immediately clear how he died. Gaza police were surrounding the small house where the clash took place. A police officer said the body was inside. He said four people were arrested in another location in connection with the abduction. You're not such a useful idiot anymore, Vittorio. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-04-14 21:40 |
| #5 He's dead. Looks like they beat the shit outta him HT to Weasel Zippers with the video. Lie down with Paleo fleas, dipshit... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-04-14 21:19 |
| #4 looking for a |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-04-14 20:40 |
| #3 Perhaps someday he will join St. Pancake as a martyr to the cause. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2011-04-14 20:26 |
| #2 Howz that whole cozying-up-to-murdering-terrorists thingie working out for you, Signore Arrigoni? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-14 19:47 |
| #1 From Ma'an... Arrigoni was in Gaza working with the International Solidarity Movement, Palestinian associates of the activist said. He holds honorary citizenship for his work in the occupied territories, and "is a hero of Palestine," Khalil Shaheen of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said in an ISM statement. Yeah, I don't see me losing any sleep over this... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-04-14 19:43 |